Really, this whole book screamed “bad fanfiction” at me. Excuse me while I try to erase all the bad fanfiction vibes I’m getting. She’s beautiful and mysterious and she can hold her own in a fight (even against supernatural forces)? Blarg. By that point, though, I didn’t really like Karou, so it only makes sense that seeing her fight so…perfectly…would make me grit my teeth. Who describes someone like that? Seriously? What the heck does it mean to “move like a poem?” What type of poem? What exactly are silent-movie stars’ eyes like? Which silent-movie star? Karou is also about as perfect as you can make someone while still trying to stay marginally realistic, which only adds to the Mary Sue vibe. The moment I read that description, I immediately thought, “Uh-oh.” Just take a look at this: “Creamy and leggy, with long azure hair and the eyes of a silent-movie star, she moved like a poem and smiled like a sphinx” (18, emphasis added). I knew on page 18 that I would not like this book.
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