I DNFed this book at 25%. It was well written but the story wasn't for me. I found it to be elementary and I think it would be appropriate for younger children. Again, the book was well written. I just think I wasn't the target audience.

This book was a solid stab at a coming of age adventure fantasy. The themes of overcoming self doubt are very prevalent and articulated many times throughout the book.

One thing to note is that this book definitely feels very Middle Age to me. Initially I went in thinking it was going to be adult fantasy and it took me a while to adjust.

The plot is extremely simple and basic to follow which could be good for beginner readers! If you have any middle school aged kids wanting to get into fantasy adventure this could be great for them!

For the adults looking at reading this, I have a bit of a different opinion. The story points are extremely elementary and also feel like the problems come and go so quickly. It takes the characters no time to overcome challenges and the story just moves on.

Without giving too much away, I also found myself wondering why and how certain things were happening. I couldn’t always understand the logic, or how convenience played a part in the characters overcoming their obstacles.

There were also some glaring plot holes that I don’t think a younger reader would notice, but if you are an adult fantasy reader this will leave you saying “WAIT WHERE DID THAT COME FROM?” Or “WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THAT?”

Overall I would give say this is a 2.5 star read personally, but if I was a middle age reader it could be more of a 3.5 star. So I rounded it out in the middle at a 3!!

This is such a 5 star read for me. This is fantastic. Super lovely writing, the characters are super amazing and interesting.