Reviewed by Silvara on
“Only once you destroy who you think you are can you embrace who you truly are”
I really liked Sophie for most of the book, but as we get to know Agatha better, she slowly started making me root for her. All the characters were fun and interesting to read about. I liked Hestia and Dot best of the secondary characters. And the illustrations that were all throughout the book were wonderful!
This is a middle grade book, but it does have a bit of darkness to it. There are also a lot of Good = beautiful, and Evil = ugly in the book. This is addressed fully towards the end, and in little bits here and there during the rest of the book. But it does have the theme for a lot of the book. Even if the theme is being poked at in a tongue-in-cheek way, it still might bother some people.
There were many funny moments in the book, where I had to laugh out loud or giggle to myself. There were also a few places that were just sad. You get pulled into the story and characters so deeply (at least I did!) that it's almost like your real friends are going through whatever is happening in the book.
The ending makes me want to run right out and buy the next book. I can't believe that's where it stopped! It's not exactly a cliffhanger, but it does make me want to read the next one right away. If you haven't read this yet, you need to!
This review was originally posted on Fantasy of the Silver Dragon
Reading updates
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- Started reading
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