kusu00's reviews
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I liked how it started. Very cozy and peaceful, but still promising.

The conflict with Aodhan felt a bit too soon, I would've liked to enjoy their happiness a bit longer, but I felt Meri's feelings were justified.

It's a bit lame that the next villain is also the school's headmaster. The additional villain saved it.

I have to say, the teamwork between the teenagers and their parents was very fun to see. I think you don't really get that often, usually it's just the teens saving the world behind their parents' backs.
Past maybe 30% of the book, I really have nothing to complain about. It was fun, interesting and exciting. The first book also had a rough start in my opinion, but it gets ironed out soon. 

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The introduction to the setting felt a bit like reading bullet points. I would've liked to find things out a bit more naturally as things happen, not by the narrator just listing them off. The plot is moving very fast at the beginning. I feel we didn't get to see enough of MC's original emotions to really feel the change of heart because of it. 
Meri and Aodhan act weird with each other. I can't figure out if they're close or not. They appear to be, but in the first scene he's mentioned,

it's because Meri is trying to avoid him. They talk about things you feel like best friends should already know about each other, but they act like best friends.

There are a few inconsistencies.

Like, when Meri says she left her phone to charge before she went out to the market (and ended up at the fish&chips and then at the beach), yet when she comes back home with Aodhan tomorrow, her phone is dead and she needs to plug it into a charger. She also has a very weird reaction to Aodhan texting her he might know where the key is. She just decided he's right and the key is there, and so that means everything is real. That was a bit of a jump.

Some of their adventures were a bit too easy. Like, no way that would really happen.

The first singing scene was very weird. Could've been written differently to make it seem more magical and less awkward.

A little past the halfway point, the characters grew on me, and the story really slowed down. This is the point where I really started liking the book. 
I was really rooting for them. Even though the start was rough, the characters and the story grew on me, and I'm excited to continue reading this series.

I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

I really loved the atmosphere in this book. It had me hooked, even if I wasn't sure what was going on the first few chapters. I enjoyed seeing the story through an untrustworthy narrator. You really have to pick on clues the whole book, but the ending was still not what I expected. I wish it was a bit longer, just to give more attention to the supporting cast.

I feel like the relationship with Athena moved way too fast for me to feel like it was real.

 

I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.