Lori
I enjoyed the action parts of the book, and thankfully they are plenty, but the magic and world details are non-existent. To start with a positive the action scenes are well written and carry a lot of the story with it. Each action part drove the story forward and were compelling. The flip side of this is that the magic system and world of bookshops that is never explained.
The author drops readers right into the thick of things and as nice as it is to start off fast paced the author never stops to answer any questions you have. The bookshops have some history about changing events but not how it came about or how it co-exists in the world. There is constant talk of how the main character was trained in magic and how to handle the bookshop, but no actual examples were provided. The first magic we really get to know is about “Reading” and its not a good explanation on how that works. Even the system of magical books leaves so many questions. Why can they sell magical books to randoms, but reading is specialized talent.
The romance is ok and the side characters were interesting, but the book would have been enjoyable with more details to delve into.
I enjoyed the action parts of the book, and thankfully they are plenty, but the magic and world details are non-existent. To start with a positive the action scenes are well written and carry a lot of the story with it. Each action part drove the story forward and were compelling. The flip side of this is that the magic system and world of bookshops that is never explained.
The author drops readers right into the thick of things and as nice as it is to start off fast paced the author never stops to answer any questions you have. The bookshops have some history about changing events but not how it came about or how it co-exists in the world. There is constant talk of how the main character was trained in magic and how to handle the bookshop, but no actual examples were provided. The first magic we really get to know is about “Reading” and its not a good explanation on how that works. Even the system of magical books leaves so many questions. Why can they sell magical books to randoms, but reading is specialized talent.
The romance is ok and the side characters were interesting, but the book would have been enjoyable with more details to delve into.