A review by adastra14
Battle of the Linguist Mages by Scotto Moore

  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No

2.5

Oh, man. So sorry, but I did not like this book. The MC’s voice was so arrogant and unlikable, and nothing in the story ever checked her on these traits. All other characters are basically only defined by how much they like Isobel or find her a threat (oh, and their race and pronouns. I am someone that wants diversity in my books, but every time someone was introduced, we got a very unnatural “oh, and they’re white by the way”. And boy were 95% of them white, for a book that felt the need to explicitly state).

The plot wasn’t particularly comprehensible. Only giving it as high as a 2.5 because I think I’m possibly being harsh because of how much I did not like the main character. Even the WLW romance wasn’t saving this one for me.