The Crowns of Croswald - D. E. Night
In Croswald, the only thing more powerful than dark magic is one secret...
For sixteen years Ivy Lovely has been hidden behind an enchanted boundary that separates the mundane from the magical. When Ivy crosses the border, her powers awaken. Curiosity leads her crushing through a series of adventures at the Halls of Ivy, a school where students learn to master their magical blood and the power of Croswald's mysterious gems.
When Ivy's magic and her life is threatened by the Dark Queen, she scrambles to unearth her history and save Croswald before the truth is swept away forever.
I am so happy that this book reach out to me, because I really enjoyed it in every way! When I first started it, the created vocabulary was a little hard to follow, but once I learned what was what and who was who, it was more enjoyable to read.
D. E. Night creates a wonderful middle grade world that reminded me of Harry Potter in all the best ways. It was such a lovely and magical experience. There are dragons, haires (little fairies that emit light and are used in lanterns to guide students throughout the halls) and shorehorses, evil queens and wizarding schools, talking books and teenage quibbles. The story was really good. You never really knew who was good or bad, the magical elements were matching very well with everything that happened.
The writing style was easy and fast to read, the words not complicated. Some details will seem familiar to those who love the genre, the Halls of Ivy bearing an uncanny resemblance to Hogwarts at times, complete with figures moving within picture frames, shady professors, resident ghosts, a shopping hub for buying magical school supplies, and sneaking about after hours solving mysteries.
If you liked Harry Potter, you will definitely like this book as well.
My rating: 5/5 stars
19. LISTOPADA 2020.