B’s Reviews > Rise of the Evening Star > Status Update

I picture Vanessa Santoro has Vanessa from Phineas and Ferb lmfao

Also, it's a pity that I have to wait 3 more books for Coulter to die :(

It's really weird how Coulter acts like being a sexist jerk is an "agree to disagree" thing. Kendra, of course, opposes it like a baddie. And Seth agreeing with Coulter? Ew. But it's super weird that Mull made one adult character like a diehard sexist, and Kendra (the child, who has already saved their asses once) just has to take it. I don't remember how this book goes, so hopefully Coulter changes.

The chapters on this one are so much longer than the first (20-30 pages each). It really bogs down the flow of the story, even though a lot of the pages so far have been action packed. Also just found out Mull is Mormon, which makes sense in hindsight. Also, Kendra hating Vanessa immediately because she gets Seth's attention is a big ick.

One particularly problematic choice of Mull’s that I’m noticing as an adult is that, so far, ugly beings have always been evil and beautiful beings have usually been associated with goodness (although the fairies are vain and selfish, they’re still Good unless they became imps, then they’re ugly and Evil). I know these are old kids books, but c’mon 🫠