Sufficiently Advanced Magic

This book was a real whirlwind. Getting into the story was hard, mainly because the worldbuilding was extensive but not at all explained. All the characters, even the one narration consistently knew more about the world than the reader did, which I really disliked. It made everything seem unimportant and boring. 

The events also seemed to be strung together totally randomly. Nothing seemed to happen for any reason but because the writer wanted it to. Lots of mysteries were introduced, none of which were explained. This book was already super long and yet it didn't come to a conclusion on any part and only left more questions. It was too focussed on being a book in a series than on telling an engaging story. 

The characters were also really not likeable. I couldn't relate to them at all. Especially the teachers who ends up betraying them didn't really come out of nowhere because we didn't really learn anything about who she was. It was like the whole story was devoid of emotional significance in the characters. It didn't leave much for my mind to engage with.