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A Cage So Gilded by Ingrid Seymour

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adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

A Prince So Cruel by Ingrid Seymour

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Brush With Death: A Necromancer Academy by Mia Hall

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adventurous lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

The overall writing was very childish (so many exclamation points and corny/cringy thoughts from the FMC - i.e. "Now she couldn't wait to go to school!"), and it made the main character seem way younger than 18. The final fight between the main characters and the villain was underwhelming, and for the most part it just seemed like everyone stood around/the villain waited nicely for the main characters to cast their spells. I would expect something of this level from a middle-grade book, not something geared toward young adults.

The Infernal Curse by Juliana Haygert

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