What is happening to Crystal at Thorncrest Manor?
Crystal Valdez
Crystal Valdez is our main character and the one we follow on this crazy journey. She seemed like a good character at the beginning when she was at the orphanage. Still, once Crystal accepted the invitation to Thorncrest five months later, Crystal is an entirely different person. I don't know how to explain it, but she goes from being a decent character that wants to get away from the place she was put into and living on her own. After she meets her long lost great aunt and goes to check out her heritage, Crystal changes from being a decent character to being a boy-crazy person. Once again, I don't know how to explain, but she didn't seem like someone that grew with the story.
Sebastian
Sebastian, Seb, is the first boy that Crystal meets at Thorncrest Manor. He isn't someone that say her great aunt or her kids usually hang out with, but he is someone that Crys normally would. Seb is new in town and is living on his own. He likes Crystal and Seb seems to be a decent guy even if he goes away a lot. I don't get what he's connection is to Crystal. Seb didn't grow either, I don't think.
Craven Locke
Craven, Cray, Locke, is Crystal's aunt's middle child. He is weird. I don't know how to explain to this guy as he doesn't talk to Crystal much, but she's kind of obsessed about him. Cray is in Crystal's dreams, which is the only time he seems to speak to her. Except it's weird. I don't know how to explain this whole thing.
Three Stars
I am giving Birthspell by Miriam Khan three stars. My whole problem with this book is that the plot summary doesn't match what we are given in this story. At the end of the book, I'm left with more questions than answers and still haven't fully wrapped my head around it. Ms. Khan, I think, needs to go back and maybe try to figure out this story a bit better. I didn't think many plot points got resolved, or I think even some of them got reworked. It's just a very confusing story.
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