A review by veronica87
Geist by Philippa Ballantine

3.0

Probably more like two and a half stars if I'm being honest. The premise was good, the world building was solid, and the magic system promising. My main issue was with the characters, who needed to be padded out a little more in my opinion. As written however they never really came alive for me. A natural consequence of one dimensional characters is none of the relationships felt true either, whether romantic or platonic in nature. They all felt rushed and unearned which is a pity. I was most interested in seeing the growth in the work relationship between two of the three main characters but that relationship seemed to get the least amount of attention. I may or may not give the second book a chance to see if things improve.