Draw Down the Moon
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New York Times bestsellers P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast return with a new duology set in a dark and magickal world filled with incredible danger and irresistible romance. Wren Nightingale isn't supposed to have any powers. Born of magickal parents but not under a moon sign, she was destined for life as a Mundane--right up until she starts glowing on her eighteenth birthday. In a heartbeat, Wren's life is turned upside down, and she's suddenly leaving her home for the mystical Academia de la Luna--a secret magickal school on a hidden island off the Seattle coast. Lee Young has always known about his future at the Academia. He has one goal: pass the trials, impress the Moon Council, and uphold his family's reputation. But he wasn't expecting to be attending alongside the girl he's been secretly in love with for as long as he can remember. As Wren and Lee are thrown into the Academie's gruelling trials, they quickly learn there's something different--and dangerous--about the school this year. Wren will have to navigate a web of secrets, prophecies--and murder. And Lee will have to decide who to protect--his family's legacy, or the girl he loves.
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I am disappointed to state that reading this book was not a pleasant experience. I think the writing was a little too juvenile for my liking. There were a lot of sentences and lines of dialogue that made me outwardly cringe. This brought me back to the worst parts of 2010s writing which is something that I don't say lightly. That being said, I probably should've DNF'ed this book because I don't have a lot of nice things to say about it.
I want to actually start with the buildup to the ending and the ending itself, and all I really have to say is “HUH???”. I am going to be SO honest, the ending had me so confused. Like I get that this is book is going to be part of a series and it needed a cliffhanger...just maybe I don't know, have a better cliffhanger? The story is left off on confusing territory.
Working backwards a bit, I am so sorry but I did not like any of these characters. They were so flat and one-dimensional, literally in the first chapter Wren outlining her relationship to Lee in a repetitive manner was just unnecessary. Lee had a bit more nuance to his character as he had background with his sister passing away and that changing the structure of his family; therefore changing what he needed to accomplish for his family's sake. I liked Lee, but what was this poor boy on during those last few chapters??? I don't understand that change in mindset that I won't spoil. I will say I really disliked Wren, she was incredibly childish and a lot, if not all, the miscommunication that occurred in this book was because of her. I hate the miscommunication trope with a passion especially when it's done poorly like in this book.
The pacing of this book is slow, the flip flopping between perspectives got a bit annoying towards the end especially when Wren was finally having her moment. The romance was not...it. I personally wish I was a supporter of Wren and Lee but I find myself wishing they could just stay friends because they did not do it for me as lovers.
If this book had been published in 2016 when I was getting into reading, this would've been my bread and butter. However, it just fell flat for me but if you're looking for a book that used zodiac in its magic system or a book about teenagers attending a magical school, this book is for you!
Thank you to Wednesday Books and NetGalley for the eARC in exchange for an honest review.
Rating: 3.31 leaves out of 5-Characters: 2.5/5 -Cover: 5/5-Story: 3/5-Writing: 2.75/5Genre: Fantasy, Magic, Romance, Witch, YA-Fantasy: 5/5-Magic: 5/5-Romance: 4/5-Witch: 5/5-YA: 5/5Type: EbookWorth?: I supposeHated Disliked Meh It Was Okay Liked Really Liked LovedWant to thank Netgalley and publishers for giving me the chance to read this book.I am really glad P.C. Cast is still writing. I adored her works back when I was a teen and teens now can enjoy her work. If I read this back when I was in high school I would have eaten this book up. It had everything I liked in the book.I won't lie, it did give me House of Night vibes. That isn't a bad thing either. I just think now, 16ish years later, as a grown woman I don't see an impressive story. It did read younger than the characters were. The writing was lower grade reading, which just makes for a faster read for me. So the book wasn't bad but if you like YA, witches, and romance then this book is for you.
