Sandra

It’s a DNF for me.

It’s a DNF for me.

I can’t do it anymore. We are two books in and I don’t care about any of the characters. The MMC was underwhelming, unseasoned and one dimensional. I’ve seen no growth or development and I don’t think I can sit through another book or two in hopes the MMC gets better.

We get a romance… I guess… with Coralen. She left me feeling is unimpressed with her wannabe girl-boss personality. Queen Edna is a forgettable character that went through a traumatic experience. Which… I’ve seen this trope done too many times.

I didn’t even connect with Maquin. And blah blah blah. The characters just didn’t do it for me.

The writing is decent and I liked some of the battles but after a while the constant action scenes just fell flat. The middle of the book drags a lot and I had to force myself to finish it.

Hmm. It’s interesting enough to continue reading the other books. But it’s just okay.

I read this book back in middle school and thought it was… not good at all. Over the years I’ve forgotten the reason why I never liked it.

Here we are in 2025 doing a reread and well. I still don’t like it. It’s just not good. It’s boring, redundant and the was the villain speaks to the 12 year olds FMC is weird asf.