I was in a reading slump and the first three chapters completely pulled me out of it.
Quell and her mom are on the run because Quell has a dark magic called toushana living inside her. If she is found by those who hunt dark magic, they will kill her. When she is finally found, her only option is to run to the manor of her estranged grandmother, who turns out to be a headmistress of a secret magic using society.
Quite honestly, it got kind of boring and lost me a bit once Quell was "safe". It was definitely one of those stories where the main character is kept in the dark and then berated for not knowing anything. It did pick up about 3/4 of the way through and left me absolutely wanting to continue on with the series. The story was well written and had an interesting premise, but I feel like this is the boring world building book and the rest of the series will be the unputdownable five star reads.
Quell and her mom are on the run because Quell has a dark magic called toushana living inside her. If she is found by those who hunt dark magic, they will kill her. When she is finally found, her only option is to run to the manor of her estranged grandmother, who turns out to be a headmistress of a secret magic using society.
Quite honestly, it got kind of boring and lost me a bit once Quell was "safe". It was definitely one of those stories where the main character is kept in the dark and then berated for not knowing anything. It did pick up about 3/4 of the way through and left me absolutely wanting to continue on with the series. The story was well written and had an interesting premise, but I feel like this is the boring world building book and the rest of the series will be the unputdownable five star reads.