Minimum Wage Magic

Overall, I enjoyed the Minimum Wage Magic audiobook a lot, even though I felt that the plot kind of came apart at the end. I haven't read the Heartstrikers series (I didn't even know DFZ was a spin-off till I was like halfway through), but I could follow it easily. I finished it in 2 days, which is extremely quick for me.

What I liked:
1. This world is super cool, and the author really paints a picture without being overly descriptive.
2. Nick is a great character, can't wait to see more of him in book 2.
3. You can feel Opal's pride and desperation, and even though she's sometimes dumb because of that, you kinda have to root for her!
4. Messed uppp parental relationships. I love it.
5. Very low romance, and it seems to be a setup for a slow burn, which was great. Their friendship/partnership felt sweet and natural.

What I disliked:
1. Opal has almost ridiculous levels of plot armor. Things just.. work out. It feels too easy.
2. Opal's a bit too nice in a way that feels flat for someone in her situation? At some points, it was like girl don't you have bigger fish to fry rn??
3. At the end, it kinda felt like the whole quest was... not useless exactly, but something like it? Like what did they gain after all that? I mean, they did a good deed I guess...

In any case, for me Minimum Wage Magic was 3.5 ⭐, rounding up to 4. Will definitely be reading Part-time Gods.