Honestly, the thing that annoyed me the most was the LGBTQ aspect (note: not the man getting with his dragon familiar bit - that part was surprisingly well done). LGBTQ+ - aka gotta get those brownie points! I'm not that invested in the series that I actually would care to see it fixed. but this was the kind of sexism that you need decades to fix, not a 200ish page YA novel. I'm all for books breaking the metaphorical (or even a literal) glass ceiling. 'Females meddling in what has nothing to do with them - shameless, depraved and unworthy.' Which really did not work for me. which made me realize that Cho can actually write rather well.īecause this book has got a Victorian-esque thing going on, there's an insane amount of rampart sexism every time a female so much as glances outside of the kitchen. REALLY fast.īut at least 1/3 of the book was set outside of Britain.

I can only beg your pardon.'.which means that every sentence takes four times as long to get there. What an appalling thing to have happened! You must think us entirely unfeeling. THE LANGUAGE - aka excuse me - pardon - sorry - I apologize!Ĭho has a very specific way of having her characters speak to emulate a faux Victorian era. I wasn't a huge fan of the first one and this one was notably better.but it still wasn't a huge hit for me. Will she save her sister in time? Will she even be able to save herself?

'There is no reason you should run into any trouble, provided you are sensible.'But the world that awaits Muna is far different from the one she left.there is a most unwomanly spirit of independence in you. Muna convinces her sister to travel to Britain - a great distance from their little island - to meet with the Sorceress Royal. Already there is a hole in the center of her body and it's spreading. One sister has wild, untamed magic and the other has none.ĭespite Sakti's magic, she is disappearing. While they cannot remember a thing, they do know something is wrong. She drew in a terrified breath, but before she could scream, she was plunged into darkness.Muna, and her sister Sakti, awake on a beach in Janda Baik, an isolated island steeped in magic. She drew in a terrified breath, but before she could scream, she was plunged into darkness.

Sorcerer to the Crown by Zen Cho