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A review by edshara
The Crowns of Croswald by D.E. Night
4.0
So I finished this up yesterday and I realized that I didn't take as many notes, as usual, for my review. This was the first book, in a while, that I just kind of set back and went along for the ride, without being overly critical.
First, I do know this book has been compared to Harry Potter. I haven't read the HP series yet, but I have seen enough of the movies to have noticed some of the similarities. However, this book has enough original content to stand on its own and I really enjoyed it. In fact, I have been wanting to finally read the HP series and this book makes me want to read it even more. I mean if this is similar and I loved it, I'm sure I'll love HP.
Ivy Lovely was a great protaganist. She was the right amount of naive and clever. While she didn't get some of the clues that were right in front of her, we also didn't have to wait long for her to take action and try to figure things out. I liked that, while she did have some self-doubt, she wasn't overly whiny. The biggest issue I had with her was, at times, she didn't seem her age. I don't really know how to explain it, but we are told she is 16, and in certain parts of the book it just didn't feel she was that old. I guess you could say the overall feel of the book made it seem like the characters were much younger than are. Although, this didn't hinder my reading experience.
I loved the authors take on different magical elements and I liked how they differed from things I have read in the past. Their were some minor parts of the story that felt out of place, but overall, this was a really great book and I look forward to more from D.E. Night.
First, I do know this book has been compared to Harry Potter. I haven't read the HP series yet, but I have seen enough of the movies to have noticed some of the similarities. However, this book has enough original content to stand on its own and I really enjoyed it. In fact, I have been wanting to finally read the HP series and this book makes me want to read it even more. I mean if this is similar and I loved it, I'm sure I'll love HP.
Ivy Lovely was a great protaganist. She was the right amount of naive and clever. While she didn't get some of the clues that were right in front of her, we also didn't have to wait long for her to take action and try to figure things out. I liked that, while she did have some self-doubt, she wasn't overly whiny. The biggest issue I had with her was, at times, she didn't seem her age. I don't really know how to explain it, but we are told she is 16, and in certain parts of the book it just didn't feel she was that old. I guess you could say the overall feel of the book made it seem like the characters were much younger than are. Although, this didn't hinder my reading experience.
I loved the authors take on different magical elements and I liked how they differed from things I have read in the past. Their were some minor parts of the story that felt out of place, but overall, this was a really great book and I look forward to more from D.E. Night.