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The Crowns of Croswald
by D.E. Night
FULL REVIEW ON: FLIPPING THROUGH THE PAGES
WOW, just WOW!
When I won this book in a giveaway on Instagram, I was like super excited. I didn’t know what was this book about exactly. I just saw this book doing rounds on Instagram. So I was excited to get my hands on it. When it arrived, I instantly decided that it is going to be my next read, and alas! Here we are. I have never been so happy after reading a book that I got in a giveaway. This book was absolutely magical!
I am not going in detail here about the story (you can read it on my blog), but this is a story about a girl named Ivy Lovely and a magical town called Croswald. Ivy was a Scaldrony maid at House Plum. She had spent her entire childhood in Plum castle as a maid under the Head cook Helga. She only had a single friend named Rimbrick who was a dwarf. Rimbrick gave her a letter and helps her to escape the Plum castle. When she reached Croswald, magical things start happening. She got admission to Halls of Ivy, the magical school, where she was about to become a Scrivenerist. When Ivy entered the school, she got herself in troubles from the very first day. She gets Rebecca as her room partner. Ivy also met Fyn, who always looked after her and was always present near her whenever she was in danger.
As Ivy progresses to know more about her, she unfolds many secrets and came to know that she is the rightful heir of Croswald as she is related to former queen Isabella. She came to know that the Dark Queen is after her and her crown for some reason. Who is this Dark Queen? What she has to do with Ivy? How will Ivy manage to fight her? What the other secrets that are yet to unfold? How are Isabella and Ivy connected?
Character building and plot development
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Ivy is a lovely character. She hadn’t known of her magical abilities till she gets to Halls of Ivy. She has been portrayed fearless and fierce. She was always ready to go to adventures and to seek the truth behind her existence. Because of this behaviour she always gets herself in trouble. She was always keen to learn new things and most importantly, she loved reading!
Rebecca was the room partner of Ivy. She was equally interesting. Though she was a queen, she wanted to be a Scrivenerist. Then there is Fyn. I initially doubted Fyn, that somehow he is not so straight as he looks and is conspiring against her. He seemed to always follow her, everywhere. but once they were together in the forbidden forest, I could see their chemistry and I actually liked him.
There is another interesting character, Derwin Edgar Night. Since her childhood, Ivy dreamt of him but never was able to saw his face. Not much detail was given about him like how he disappeared in the first place and all, but in the end, it was good to see his major part in the story and Ivy’s life.
All the magical elements and places introduced in the story were excellent. I loved all the different subjects that they taught at the Halls of Ivy. I wish I could have learned one of those things, especially to go to some place magically in a bottle 😀 Sounds interesting, eh?
The forbidden forest was interesting too. And those Cloaked guards of Dark Queen? And those bearded clouds? That cabby ride? Those pie? Those Scaldron Dragons who bake in their mouths? That Forgotten room? And those magical Quills? Oh my, so many interesting elements. D.E. Night has successfully bound the completely new world where each thing is magical and so interesting that you ought to know more. As the story progresses, so many secrets unrevealed and sit just hooked to the story. There is a suspense like what will Ivy do next or in what trouble she will get herself into!
And yes, there were magical Crowns! Each queen had a different kind of crown with special magical powers. I want one!
There were many instances similar to Harry Potter. Some readers may like these similarities, some may not. But regardless of all this, I would say the author has managed to create a different world altogether with so many magical elements and the story stands on its own very well. During the later parts, especially the ending is what I hadn’t expected. I was imagining as if a movie is going on in front me.
Writing
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I have to admit writing was not so much simple for me in first 50 pages. The reason behind this, what I think, is that I haven’t read much fantasy. When it comes to the new world and new terms I feel that I am still too low in this genre. There were many times that I Googled the words that were written like Scrivenerist, Scaldron etc, as I didn’t know their meanings. But once I understood all the initial world building, the story was a piece a cake. I kept on reading till its end and I wanted the next part right then!
Final Thoughts
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It was an action and adventure filled story. Even if it’s labeled as a middle-grade, I enjoyed it thoroughly and I guess any other person who loves fantasy will do so. If you are a Harry Potter fan (which I guess most of you are), like magic schools and lost princesses then this book is definitely for you. I adored Ivy and her world. I would definitely recommend to give it a read! This was a very good debut attempt and I am surely waiting for the next book in the series now.
(Haha 😀 I am not going to beat you up if you don’t read it)
If you are a Harry Potter fan,like magic schools,lost princesses and adventurous rides, then this book is definitely for you.
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WOW, just WOW!
When I won this book in a giveaway on Instagram, I was like super excited. I didn’t know what was this book about exactly. I just saw this book doing rounds on Instagram. So I was excited to get my hands on it. When it arrived, I instantly decided that it is going to be my next read, and alas! Here we are. I have never been so happy after reading a book that I got in a giveaway. This book was absolutely magical!
I am not going in detail here about the story (you can read it on my blog), but this is a story about a girl named Ivy Lovely and a magical town called Croswald. Ivy was a Scaldrony maid at House Plum. She had spent her entire childhood in Plum castle as a maid under the Head cook Helga. She only had a single friend named Rimbrick who was a dwarf. Rimbrick gave her a letter and helps her to escape the Plum castle. When she reached Croswald, magical things start happening. She got admission to Halls of Ivy, the magical school, where she was about to become a Scrivenerist. When Ivy entered the school, she got herself in troubles from the very first day. She gets Rebecca as her room partner. Ivy also met Fyn, who always looked after her and was always present near her whenever she was in danger.
As Ivy progresses to know more about her, she unfolds many secrets and came to know that she is the rightful heir of Croswald as she is related to former queen Isabella. She came to know that the Dark Queen is after her and her crown for some reason. Who is this Dark Queen? What she has to do with Ivy? How will Ivy manage to fight her? What the other secrets that are yet to unfold? How are Isabella and Ivy connected?
Character building and plot development
-----------------------------------------
Ivy is a lovely character. She hadn’t known of her magical abilities till she gets to Halls of Ivy. She has been portrayed fearless and fierce. She was always ready to go to adventures and to seek the truth behind her existence. Because of this behaviour she always gets herself in trouble. She was always keen to learn new things and most importantly, she loved reading!
Rebecca was the room partner of Ivy. She was equally interesting. Though she was a queen, she wanted to be a Scrivenerist. Then there is Fyn. I initially doubted Fyn, that somehow he is not so straight as he looks and is conspiring against her. He seemed to always follow her, everywhere. but once they were together in the forbidden forest, I could see their chemistry and I actually liked him.
There is another interesting character, Derwin Edgar Night. Since her childhood, Ivy dreamt of him but never was able to saw his face. Not much detail was given about him like how he disappeared in the first place and all, but in the end, it was good to see his major part in the story and Ivy’s life.
All the magical elements and places introduced in the story were excellent. I loved all the different subjects that they taught at the Halls of Ivy. I wish I could have learned one of those things, especially to go to some place magically in a bottle 😀 Sounds interesting, eh?
The forbidden forest was interesting too. And those Cloaked guards of Dark Queen? And those bearded clouds? That cabby ride? Those pie? Those Scaldron Dragons who bake in their mouths? That Forgotten room? And those magical Quills? Oh my, so many interesting elements. D.E. Night has successfully bound the completely new world where each thing is magical and so interesting that you ought to know more. As the story progresses, so many secrets unrevealed and sit just hooked to the story. There is a suspense like what will Ivy do next or in what trouble she will get herself into!
And yes, there were magical Crowns! Each queen had a different kind of crown with special magical powers. I want one!
There were many instances similar to Harry Potter. Some readers may like these similarities, some may not. But regardless of all this, I would say the author has managed to create a different world altogether with so many magical elements and the story stands on its own very well. During the later parts, especially the ending is what I hadn’t expected. I was imagining as if a movie is going on in front me.
Writing
----------------------------
I have to admit writing was not so much simple for me in first 50 pages. The reason behind this, what I think, is that I haven’t read much fantasy. When it comes to the new world and new terms I feel that I am still too low in this genre. There were many times that I Googled the words that were written like Scrivenerist, Scaldron etc, as I didn’t know their meanings. But once I understood all the initial world building, the story was a piece a cake. I kept on reading till its end and I wanted the next part right then!
Final Thoughts
---------------------------
It was an action and adventure filled story. Even if it’s labeled as a middle-grade, I enjoyed it thoroughly and I guess any other person who loves fantasy will do so. If you are a Harry Potter fan (which I guess most of you are), like magic schools and lost princesses then this book is definitely for you. I adored Ivy and her world. I would definitely recommend to give it a read! This was a very good debut attempt and I am surely waiting for the next book in the series now.
(Haha 😀 I am not going to beat you up if you don’t read it)
If you are a Harry Potter fan,like magic schools,lost princesses and adventurous rides, then this book is definitely for you.
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