I DNF'd The Pennymores at 32%. My impression is that this would probably be a better book for middlegraders, but it didn't work for me as an adult. The beginning - after the first chapter - is super slow, the worldbuilding feels is inconsistent and doesn't feel real, and I just could not get attached to Parker or the other sisters. I was pretty confused on where the plot was going or what the purpose of the story was. There's things going on in the tiny land-locked kingdom regarding literacy and magic, but Parker's also trying to escape. Some of the girls are trying to find their brother but also figure out magic. It felt like there were too many threads, and maybe they all get enough attention later, but they certainly didn't during the first third of the book. It seemed like a fun premise, but I just could not bring myself to care about The Pennymores unfortunately.