Shelby Bach

Maybe I've read too many MG contemporary fairy tales about kids at a magic school, but in my opinion this is too much of the same. There are some interesting attempts at originality and at thoughtfulness, but it goes on far too long with not much happening, not much getting to know the characters beyond their iconographic roles, and an ending that is almost a cliffhanger. And yet, I'm done. I don't really want to know ppl better or know what happens next.

I did get a recommendation to find out what the tale "The Garden of Paradise" is....… (more)