Jordan
3.5 probably.
I had a hard time focusing on the audiobook for whatever reason. I enjoyed the book when I could focus, but it took me a long time to get through it. The cast of characters, geographic details, and info about magic and houses felt like it was spewed out endlessly.
The biggest reason I'm knocking the rating down is commits one of my least favorite storytelling sins. Loooong exposition by the villain laying out everything in detail while the protagonist records it all.
Edit to add: the overly descriptive nature of the writing didn't feel like world building or setting the scene. It felt like a Wikipedia article and I think it diluted the world because I felt like I had to hold onto to some much information about the characters, the campus, the societies, and ultimately not very much of that mattered. Maybe she was just trying to throw so many things at you to make the “mystery” harder to solve.
3.5 probably.
I had a hard time focusing on the audiobook for whatever reason. I enjoyed the book when I could focus, but it took me a long time to get through it. The cast of characters, geographic details, and info about magic and houses felt like it was spewed out endlessly.
The biggest reason I'm knocking the rating down is commits one of my least favorite storytelling sins. Loooong exposition by the villain laying out everything in detail while the protagonist records it all.
Edit to add: the overly descriptive nature of the writing didn't feel like world building or setting the scene. It felt like a Wikipedia article and I think it diluted the world because I felt like I had to hold onto to some much information about the characters, the campus, the societies, and ultimately not very much of that mattered. Maybe she was just trying to throw so many things at you to make the “mystery” harder to solve.