I found out about Miss Mabel’s School for Girls in an email to do a release day post. I love boarding schools, witches, mystery so the book seemed totally up my alley. Plus, the author seemed so cool. I am so glad I bought it, especially because it was only $2.99 on Amazon!

Likes:

The storyline was so cool, although there did seem to be some comparing to Harry Potter (which really can’t be helped right?) but once it got going it really stood on its own.

I loved the MC Bianca, she is so strong, brilliant but still young and vulnerable. I loved how well she was written and it makes me so excited for the next book in the series.

The side characters were also really appealing – the teachers, Camille and Leda were awesome. I am excited to see how the girls play out in the rest of the book. Leda’s special talent and Camille trying to figure herself out will definitely have to grow in the second book.

Miss Mabel was an awesome villain (this is a little bit of a spoiler but kinda obvious). She was really well done.

The world-building was unique and I really liked how mortals and the Networks were portrayed.

Gripes:

There was a bit of first book syndrome. It was mostly a lead up for the rest of the series, so that was tough. I really wish the second book was already out so I could start.

The beginning and contest were kinda rushed, I wish that it had a little more build-up and focus. I would have been ok with more pages to really flush out the contest and make it more of the plot for the first book.

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