Oh no, I really wanted to like this. Literal spelling involved in spells and a dyslexic main character?? Ugh, I so wanted to be into this. And I really don't know why I'm not. The worldbuilding was cool and intricate and I like all that normally. But I just couldn't find my groove with this book and I'm super disappointed. 
 I think this is a case of: it's not you, it's me.