The Scholar and the Last Faerie Door

The Scholar and the Last Faerie Door ended up being better than I first expected it to be. I really thought about DNFing this around 20% of the way in, but ultimately I'm glad that I didn't. I'm not going to lie to you, though, this book is a bit boring at first. I was having a hard time wanting to pick this one up to read it, but I forced myself and soon found that I really, really wanted to know what was going to happen.

The Scholar and the Last Faerie Door is a bit dark academia, a bit fantasy, and a tiny bit found family. There are fae, but they're the mean, tricky kind. We also don't see very many fae at all, but they're the cause of most of the plot. I wish there had been a little bit more world building, a little bit more showing and not telling.

The characters are (mostly) rich, egotistical, self-important magical kids. You kinda hate them at first, but then you get to know them a bit better and like them. Except for one character you always kinda hate. Just me? Whoops.

BUT DESPITE THAT, I really enjoyed how this one wrapped up. I didn't see where the resolution was going, which was really fun. If you like books set around academia, if you like magic schools, I bet you'll like this one. Four stars.