A review by destdest
Shadowplay (Book 1): Midnight School by Sam Fonseca

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

Gritty. A lot of messages here about how difficult it is to pull one’s self out of the cycle of poverty, imposter syndrome in creative fields, self-loathing, and issues with education(?).

I thought girl was going to fall into Manic Pixie Dreamgirl, but she had just enough character motivations of her own.

“There were no rewards. There were no rainbows … just a never-ending storm.”