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A review by leafblade
The Scapegracers by H.A. Clarke
Did not finish book.
DNF @ 33%
I got a copy of this book via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
The chapters are too long, we get thrown in the middle of the action and nothing gets explained. I tried to tell the side characters apart but I just couldn't, and there were confusing signs as to which of them was queer. I feel like this story could've worked with a stronger base, seeing at least two or three chapters of the MC's family and school life before the magic appeared.
Also I'm not really sure how normal people see magic? This girl gets invited to a party to do flashy magic (it was said multiple times, in narration and dialogue, that it was ACTUAL DANGEROUS MAGIC and not some party trick) and succeeds, but then when someone confronts her about it the next day she and her friends insist it was just some trick of the light or something.
Overall it just frustrated it. I didn't understand a thing that was going on, and when I did I didn't care because I didn't recognize the characters. Every time I'd read someone's name it'd be as if I was reading it for the first time. And it's sad because the synopsis sounded right up my alley, but it has a pretty confusing beginning that I'm not willing to get through to get to the juicy bits.
I got a copy of this book via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
The chapters are too long, we get thrown in the middle of the action and nothing gets explained. I tried to tell the side characters apart but I just couldn't, and there were confusing signs as to which of them was queer. I feel like this story could've worked with a stronger base, seeing at least two or three chapters of the MC's family and school life before the magic appeared.
Also I'm not really sure how normal people see magic? This girl gets invited to a party to do flashy magic (it was said multiple times, in narration and dialogue, that it was ACTUAL DANGEROUS MAGIC and not some party trick) and succeeds, but then when someone confronts her about it the next day she and her friends insist it was just some trick of the light or something.
Overall it just frustrated it. I didn't understand a thing that was going on, and when I did I didn't care because I didn't recognize the characters. Every time I'd read someone's name it'd be as if I was reading it for the first time. And it's sad because the synopsis sounded right up my alley, but it has a pretty confusing beginning that I'm not willing to get through to get to the juicy bits.