Finished this last night—the library has a BRUTAL 7-day loan period for books with a waitlist of more than like, 5 so I had to turn it around quickly, but it was not a difficult read! Will answer the questions in more detail later, but for now, I give you my Goodreads review!

Quote: 4.5, rounded up for fun...ness


This was an incredibly enjoyable read that made me think of Veronica Mars meets the Magicians—an excellent pairing if I do say so myself! I absolutely loved the science behind the magic (even if it was diluted through Ivy, our narrator, so we don’t really get the full picture), and thoroughly enjoyed some of the characters (especially Rahul!).

The writing itself was engaging and made for a quick read, even though Ivy wasn’t always particularly endearing.

I also loved that the...

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Chosen One thread was a red herring—prophecy is so often a fixture in stories like this that it was delightful and comical to see it, through Ms Webb, being largely unimportant in the end.

Would recommend to anyone who’s watched an episode of Veronica Mars and thought, “Yeah, but what if there were WIZARDS?” or to aging Harry Potter fans who have reached the point in their lives where they are thoroughly disillusioned with adulthood and need relatable nostalgia (if that is a Venn diagram, the middle is where I shall build my house).

Posted on Idunn because of all my characters, she is the one who would translate best to Osthorne xD