This book attracted me primarily because the author does not hide the lethality of her invented school. Moreover, this book was highly advertised in our country.
First, about the cover. In Russia, it differs from the one that was produced in America. Our cover shows the academy painted in golden tones on a black background, with the name itself in the middle.
First, about the world of book. The children of magicians, when they reach adolescence, go to the Sholomancha magic school, where they will also live all the courses, or rather survive, because there you can die from a damn breakfast. And mana is obtained by various methods, either through living beings or through physical exercises.
The author has written the world of the book well enough and I did not have any huge questions.
Now about the plot component. The main character is trying to survive at school.
This is the whole plot, because the whole book is about everyday life in the school of death and it's interesting to watch. What kind of troubles the heroine gets into, how she tries to survive in all this, and attempts to join the enclaves. The author told about this in a very interesting way. And also the tension from one situation is added to the finale, which will be a spoiler if I tell you.
But what you can scold the book for is the beginning. It's too harsh and the reader doesn't understand what's going on, and then the heroine talks about her life for a very long time, but when this part ends, it gets much better.
Now let's talk about the main characters.
Galadriel aka El is annoying at first, but over time you start to like this obnoxious kid, and you even get into her.
Orion turned out to be a typical kind guy who wants to save everyone (which, by the way, pisses El off, because then you need to clean up all the mess that can kill her). Thank you that there are no descriptions of his abs.
The text here is good. The author has work experience, because she has been writing books since 2006, which means there are no problems with descriptions here.
As a result, I think the book is good, but if you expect a twisted plot, then the book is not for you. It's more about everyday life at the academy.
by mystery5009