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sophiephie333 's review for:
The Crowns of Croswald
by D.E. Night
adventurous
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I would like to thank NetGalley and danielastoriesuntoldpress on Instagram for giving me an e-arc. My review is being left voluntarily and honestly.
Overall, I enjoyed the story. I found the magic system and the school really interesting, though I did really struggle with the pacing of this book. At times, I felt extremely overwhelmed because it seemed like after something happens the book would time skip to the next event. I really wanted to see more of the normal days that the students and even Ivy went through. I would’ve loved to see more of her and Rebecca’s friendship, outside of them getting in to trouble, same other characters.
Another thing that pulled me out of the story from time to time was the sudden shift of narrating Ivy to narrating either something else or another person without a warning. Take the quill scene in the beginning for example, I was confused and it took me a second to fully grasp what I had just read. It pulled me out of the story completely. Same with randomly shifting to narrating to another character. It didn’t happen too often, but this is something that dragged my rating down as well.
Again, I LOVED the concept, the events and magic in this world really intrigued me, but I felt like there wasn’t enough fluff, which is a first for me. I adore Ivy and the other characters, the settings were explained beautifully. If there would’ve been more fluff per say, this could’ve been easily a four-four and a half star book for me. The author definitely has a way with words and dragging readers into the world they’re building.
Overall, I enjoyed the story. I found the magic system and the school really interesting, though I did really struggle with the pacing of this book. At times, I felt extremely overwhelmed because it seemed like after something happens the book would time skip to the next event. I really wanted to see more of the normal days that the students and even Ivy went through. I would’ve loved to see more of her and Rebecca’s friendship, outside of them getting in to trouble, same other characters.
Another thing that pulled me out of the story from time to time was the sudden shift of narrating Ivy to narrating either something else or another person without a warning. Take the quill scene in the beginning for example, I was confused and it took me a second to fully grasp what I had just read. It pulled me out of the story completely. Same with randomly shifting to narrating to another character. It didn’t happen too often, but this is something that dragged my rating down as well.
Again, I LOVED the concept, the events and magic in this world really intrigued me, but I felt like there wasn’t enough fluff, which is a first for me. I adore Ivy and the other characters, the settings were explained beautifully. If there would’ve been more fluff per say, this could’ve been easily a four-four and a half star book for me. The author definitely has a way with words and dragging readers into the world they’re building.