Compared to the others, kinda eh

So like, I get it, dark and edgy Lord. But the magic is a lot more out-of-nowhere and kind of nonsense compared to the others. Again, I believe it's the fault of these books being so short- trying to fit so much magic and attempting to build an intense attraction between characters in like, 90 pages, is difficult, and the story and build up should have taken course over a longer period of time.