Lisa Fries
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I may be in the minority, but this was by far my favorite book of the series. I really love the world & magic mechanics of the series, but the 1st book felt like a lot of setup and the 2nd just started us going. While I did predict some of the reveals well ahead of time, this one was still super engaging. The first 1/3rd took a little bit of time to ramp up, but by midway through it grabbed me. I was totally emotionally invested by the end. There are bits of the magic mechanics that I found a tad confusing, but I kind of just went with it, let it be magic and not bother me too much. The whole book has a lot of wonderful metaphors of how we treat others as individuals vs. as a society, capitalism and how our systems fail so many. Sprinkled in there's also a nod to the power of individual choice, how we choose our path - the timeline of our life rests on our choices and we're meant to be just as we are. Loved the resolution, the characters and how they grow and I'm sad there's not more to read based in this world.
I may be in the minority, but this was by far my favorite book of the series. I really love the world & magic mechanics of the series, but the 1st book felt like a lot of setup and the 2nd just started us going. While I did predict some of the reveals well ahead of time, this one was still super engaging. The first 1/3rd took a little bit of time to ramp up, but by midway through it grabbed me. I was totally emotionally invested by the end. There are bits of the magic mechanics that I found a tad confusing, but I kind of just went with it, let it be magic and not bother me too much. The whole book has a lot of wonderful metaphors of how we treat others as individuals vs. as a society, capitalism and how our systems fail so many. Sprinkled in there's also a nod to the power of individual choice, how we choose our path - the timeline of our life rests on our choices and we're meant to be just as we are. Loved the resolution, the characters and how they grow and I'm sad there's not more to read based in this world.
The series starts picking up in this one for sure. With most of the world already established, I felt there was more room for plot, action, suspense than the first book. The lead up to graduation feels well paced and I enjoyed how it evolved. Once we get to the climax it all feels very earned and a nice suspense built up. El's really starts to evolve & bloom as well. She's still sassy, but the heart grows along with our understanding of her core
The series starts picking up in this one for sure. With most of the world already established, I felt there was more room for plot, action, suspense than the first book. The lead up to graduation feels well paced and I enjoyed how it evolved. Once we get to the climax it all feels very earned and a nice suspense built up. El's really starts to evolve & bloom as well. She's still sassy, but the heart grows along with our understanding of her core
Overall enjoyable read but didn't fully grab me. The world building & magic mechanics is really great. I definitely loved learning about the world and how it operates, but wished for a little more action. The climax felt a little rushed & not as exciting as I had hoped.
Overall enjoyable read but didn't fully grab me. The world building & magic mechanics is really great. I definitely loved learning about the world and how it operates, but wished for a little more action. The climax felt a little rushed & not as exciting as I had hoped.
