Cool "magic" but everything was surface level
This book could have majorly benefited from having more description (particularly with the goal of enhancing spooky vibes or personifying the forest or giving the characters a bigger impression than just their names and the one guy with tattoos) and fewer but more dimensional characters. I had a very hard time placing any of the sisters (who all basically bled together they were so bland) in the context of their town, particularly in their age group. Linden is a pariah now, but that doesn't account for the space she used to take up (and lost) after the previous year's events.
The only particularly interesting part of the whole book were the sisters' magical abilities, but even they weren't much used. It all felt so surface level. The entire first half of the book was dedicated to "lead up" rather than teasing the reader with small payoffs to allow the intrigue to build - and without those little payoffs, it felt like nothing was achieved at all
The only particularly interesting part of the whole book were the sisters' magical abilities, but even they weren't much used. It all felt so surface level. The entire first half of the book was dedicated to "lead up" rather than teasing the reader with small payoffs to allow the intrigue to build - and without those little payoffs, it felt like nothing was achieved at all