The premise of this novel made me want to read it as I enjoy fantasy books and this one held so much promise. However, I struggled with this one and often was tempted to not finish reading it and give up. Here are my reasons why this fantasy novel didn't work for me:
The world building needed more--it felt like the reader was supposed to just assume to know how this magical system worked instead of providing intriguing details to suspend my disbelief. The beginning of the novel was really good and made me want to read more because of the intrigue and danger of this world, but then that quickly faded when Quell made it to her grandmother's estate.
The pacing was too slow and mostly because not much happened and too many ordinary events were featured that didn't add to the story.
The romance was unbelievable and never had a chemistry that would normally make me want to ship the characters.
And finally, I never found myself caring enough about Quell to want to continue her story. I already know I won't be reading the sequel.
The world building needed more--it felt like the reader was supposed to just assume to know how this magical system worked instead of providing intriguing details to suspend my disbelief. The beginning of the novel was really good and made me want to read more because of the intrigue and danger of this world, but then that quickly faded when Quell made it to her grandmother's estate.
The pacing was too slow and mostly because not much happened and too many ordinary events were featured that didn't add to the story.
The romance was unbelievable and never had a chemistry that would normally make me want to ship the characters.
And finally, I never found myself caring enough about Quell to want to continue her story. I already know I won't be reading the sequel.