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Asha
is 39% done
It’s cute and funny to see the YA novel in the wings of the main story. Having read lots of YA novels the “and then there was a competent adult involved” element is cute to me. But I’m not actually liking it much. I am not really sold on the pacing. I’m just shy of half way and I’m not sure what the arc is. The romance angle is boring. The world building flies by without getting a chance to shine. Ehhhh?
— 4 hours, 53 min ago
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Asha
is 21% done
While I am enjoying the school stuff, as more world building comes out, it is starting to feel like maybe we could have chosen a more interesting window into this world? I assume the author set out to write “magic school from the pov of the teachers” but like go back to demons as weapons in WWI, no not study hall, hey!
— Jun 10, 2026 05:18AM
Asha
is 15% done
I am also in my late 30s working as a head teacher at a much smaller and less prestigious kind of organization but there’s still something about the vibes of the MCs work life that is so on point. “Let me get out of here and finish my marking” is exactly the look everyone gives you on the “any other concerns” moment in the staff meeting.
— Jun 09, 2026 06:09PM
