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The Crowns of Croswald
by D.E. Night
The Crowns of Croswald
Thank you to Netgalley, the author and publisher for sending me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review!
Ivy had spent her days as a scaldrony maid in a castle hidden behind a magical barrier, dampening and shutting out the magical outside world from the mundane world of the castle grounds. That is until she is forced from her home and soon taken to a magical school for royals and scrivenists alike to learn and hone their magic. But, perhaps her new life is not all it seems, with an evil Queen making an appearance in the kingdom and the dark brood searching for something, or someone.
This book is whimsical and full of magic right from the beginning. Its themes are very much like the Harry Potter books or even The Chronicles of Narnia series, so I think any young reader who likes these will like this book too! It was really interesting to see magical creatures that we haven't seen before and learn about them as Ivy does too. The school is fantastic also, I really liked the idea of the different restaurants that have different food, hosts and chefs. Also, I fell in love with Humboldt the scaldron!
At first, I wasn't very sure if I liked this book or not, the first half of the book is very quick and jumps a bit so I felt it was a little hard to follow at times. I felt like some of the new things in the book that Ivy experiences for the first time could have been explained more and I had to guess for myself what these things are. But, the second half of the book really took off for me and I found I was much more interested in the direction that the plot was heading.
Overall, I think that the whole premise of this story is very interesting and I always love reading a book from a strong female POV, I'm looking forward to reading the next one so I can learn more about Ivy and the magical world she lives in! I also want to mention that the book has lovely artwork on each chapter page!
4/5 stars
Thank you to Netgalley, the author and publisher for sending me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review!
Ivy had spent her days as a scaldrony maid in a castle hidden behind a magical barrier, dampening and shutting out the magical outside world from the mundane world of the castle grounds. That is until she is forced from her home and soon taken to a magical school for royals and scrivenists alike to learn and hone their magic. But, perhaps her new life is not all it seems, with an evil Queen making an appearance in the kingdom and the dark brood searching for something, or someone.
This book is whimsical and full of magic right from the beginning. Its themes are very much like the Harry Potter books or even The Chronicles of Narnia series, so I think any young reader who likes these will like this book too! It was really interesting to see magical creatures that we haven't seen before and learn about them as Ivy does too. The school is fantastic also, I really liked the idea of the different restaurants that have different food, hosts and chefs. Also, I fell in love with Humboldt the scaldron!
At first, I wasn't very sure if I liked this book or not, the first half of the book is very quick and jumps a bit so I felt it was a little hard to follow at times. I felt like some of the new things in the book that Ivy experiences for the first time could have been explained more and I had to guess for myself what these things are. But, the second half of the book really took off for me and I found I was much more interested in the direction that the plot was heading.
Overall, I think that the whole premise of this story is very interesting and I always love reading a book from a strong female POV, I'm looking forward to reading the next one so I can learn more about Ivy and the magical world she lives in! I also want to mention that the book has lovely artwork on each chapter page!
4/5 stars