The Crowns of Croswald

If you are a fan of Harry Potter and want to magic to live on, you should read this. Though the story lacked a bit of originality because some parts greatly reminded me of Harry Potter, it still felt different and I still enjoyed the book a lot.

The introduction showed great world building. We were introduced to Ivy, the main character and the magical world in a way that piques our imagination. Dragons, dwarves, cabby drivers, castles, porcupines, potions, quills – all so creative and imaginative in setting up this Town and magical school. Although I felt like we were missing a few pages because the story started out slow with the world building and then suddenly she is breaking the rules and doing adventures. While I was reading it, I felt like missed something because all of a sudden Ivy is this daring girl.

The magic system is really interesting. I especially enjoyed the part with the Hollow Shaft. I would've loved to see more of what the royals and what the scrivenists could do. But, maybe in the next books there'd be more details.

This book is the first in a series, even though I enjoyed it, I don't think I will carry on with the rest. This isn't just the kind of books for me now, maybe if I was younger I would've enjoyed it more. This is perfect for kids at heart!

*I was given a copy of this book for free, to review. All thoughts are mine and not influenced by the publisher.