A review by sandraagee
The Conjurer's Riddle by Andrea Cremer
3.0
I don't particularly like Charlotte, the main character. She is described as being smart and capable, yet she is constantly acting clueless and helpless. The contradiction is infuriating. I also feel that, as with The Inventor's Secret, the world-building is shallow.
Despite these major flaws the story somehow manages to be, much to my chagrin, oddly addicting. It's like a soap opera - it's ridiculous, but you just have to know what happens next. I will read the sequel and hope against hope that the girls ditch the boys and have awesome feminist swashbuckling adventures. (Wishful thinking, I know. but the book is honestly much better when we aren't dealing with Charlotte's boy troubles.)
Despite these major flaws the story somehow manages to be, much to my chagrin, oddly addicting. It's like a soap opera - it's ridiculous, but you just have to know what happens next. I will read the sequel and hope against hope that the girls ditch the boys and have awesome feminist swashbuckling adventures. (Wishful thinking, I know. but the book is honestly much better when we aren't dealing with Charlotte's boy troubles.)