Gabby
1/5⭐
Absolutely awful old-timey garbage. Who actually enjoyed this book? It was so boring nothing happened for like 200 pages. And I had to do a test on it
3.5/5 ⭐
I don't usually enjoy books about magic but this was an exception. This was my first Sophie Cousens book and it won't be my last. I love the writing style and it was one of those rare books that makes me laugh. The romance was perfect and I loved Felix. It raises some questions but doesn't truly answer them.
4/5 ⭐
It started really slow. There were a lot of made-up words which made the beginning super hard to follow. I love me a good friends-to-lovers and slow burn. The Darkling was super well written. I was pretty convinced that it would be a morally gray bf type romance. It got really good after The Darkling betrayed her. I loved the parts with Alina trekking through the mountains and villages and stuff especially after Mal joined her. Although I must say, I feel like she got her powers too easily. After all of the struggles they just appeared easily for no reason at all. Side note: why was almost half the book acknowledgments and previews? It was really weird. Anyway, the book would have been better if it had been a little less confusing at the beginning. But it was overall a pretty good fantasy book. I can't wait to continue the series and see how the romance and plot will develop.
Illustrations are great! For a nine-year-old author, the book is well-written and creative. I would recommend it for younger children.
3.25/5 ⭐
Super quick little mystery. SloanexCeline is my everything. The mystery was fine I just wasn't that invested in the characters because I don't really know them. And we also just ignored the first 2 people that died? I didn't care for the flashbacks from the different naturals except for our lesbian queen, Celine “Celine smiles sweetly. “Why would I be interested in boys”, she asks the table innocently, “when there are girls?”
3.25/5 ⭐
This book was assigned reading for school so I didn't have very high expectations. But it surprised me. Since it was written in 1942, I expected old-timey, unreadable garbage. The writing felt relatively modern and it was actually understandable. It was a little hard to follow along at the beginning because everything was written from the devil's point of view. But you get used to it quickly. It made a lot of good points and its definitely the kind of book that read slowly to digest it. Overall, pretty good for a schoolbook
