Well what to say? Basically, I had high hopes and wanted to like this more than I did.
Given that it's aimed at children, as an adult I felt confused and a little unsure how children could keep up. Although, perhaps I'm selling children short here and it was just my adult brain that struggled.
The concept is a good one, despite a school of magic being a tried and tested favourite - Harry Potter and Worst Witch anyone! This did however seem a bit more unusual and it was nice to have a strong female protagonist.
That said, I did get lost at times and had to read back to try and understand what was going on. There's also a lot of confusing names and jargon to keep up with, again partly due to the genre I guess
If you've got children who love anything magical, then my guess is they will enjoy this. Those who find reading tricky however may struggle with some of the language.
Given that it's aimed at children, as an adult I felt confused and a little unsure how children could keep up. Although, perhaps I'm selling children short here and it was just my adult brain that struggled.
The concept is a good one, despite a school of magic being a tried and tested favourite - Harry Potter and Worst Witch anyone! This did however seem a bit more unusual and it was nice to have a strong female protagonist.
That said, I did get lost at times and had to read back to try and understand what was going on. There's also a lot of confusing names and jargon to keep up with, again partly due to the genre I guess
If you've got children who love anything magical, then my guess is they will enjoy this. Those who find reading tricky however may struggle with some of the language.