DNF-ing this one. Not loving the characters at all. 
 Originally posted at Small Review 
 I started this as a book club read with Ruby, but we both gave up on it about a third of the way through. Why? Pretty much because of the characters. 
 I could also say the wishy washy magic system and the total Jane Austen rip-off vibe (not homage, unoriginal RIPOFF) were major reasons I DNF-ed, but we all know if I had liked the characters I would have put up with all that (even though, yeah, it really was a lot of bad to put up with). 
 But I could not get over that main character. Whenever she came on the page all I could think was, "What a bitch!" She was snooty and mean to pretty much everyone around her and I couldn't help but think she deserved to be alone. 
 Until I met her love interest, and then I thought the two of them deserved one another, because he's just as bad as her. He's also an artist, and I always have a hard time swooning for artists. 
 Try Sorcery and Cecelia by Patricia Wrede and Carolyn Stevermer to get your regency magic fix instead. 
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 Rating: DNF on page 106 of 304 
 Originally posted at Small Review