Douglas Adams is an amazing writer. He provides a lot of good, sometimes even intellectual humor. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and can't wait to read the next one!
Overall, this is an okay read. I thought it was pretty well-written and it definitely held my attention. However, the subject matter was ultimately not for me. At times, it felt as though the writing was a bit too flowery for the narrator (a middle school girl), and some of the plot choices were a bit confusing. The concept was interesting, but ultimately, I wouldn't read this again.
Truly a wonderful book! I especially enjoyed the character development and magic system. One of my favorite things about this story was that I expected how it ended, but not at all how it got there. There was also a moment near the end that I thought it wouldn't end that way, and the suspense of how things were going to play out was really quite fun. I expect that to be something I enjoy in a lot of Sanderson's other books.
Something that I didn't really enjoy was the emphasis on the main character's experience with sexual assault and general physical abuse. While I think this is a really important topic and something which would absolutely have a profound impact on Vin and her character, it felt kind of gross for a guy to be writing about this experience so much and putting such a huge emphasis on it. I don't know quite how to express my feelings about this particular aspect of the book, but it just doesn't sit right with me, and that's why I didn't give it five stars.
This is an old childhood favorite of mine, and it holds up pretty well! It is funny and entertaining. Yeah. Not really much else to say?
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