This was great. It was a lot easier to follow than War of Broken Mirrors due to this story being from 1 perspective. I enjoyed Corrin as a main character and look forward to seeing his potential. The side characters were also enjoyable and worked well in the story. 

I love a magic school and this didn’t disappoint. This book does a good job of combining the magic school with an entertaining adventure while still moving along at a brisk pace.

The plot twist and reveals near the end were well thought out but there are still plenty of questions waiting to be answered. It definitely makes me want to continue this series. 

My only gripe with this book, and perhaps this is amended in further installments, is the biromantic representation. Obviously Corrin is asexual and that is established organically multiple times. However, we get a single line about him potentially being biromantic that leads nowhere. I feel like it was extremely wasted considering

that if we got more development of Jin and Corrin’s budding romance, it would have made Jin’s betrayal a lot more impactful.

It just bugs me a little when authors vaguely hint at a character's sexuality without actually representing it fully.