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3.5/5
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Rating: 3/5
Started: 15 May 2022
Finished: 18 May 2022
Summary:
Jani desperately wants to bring her little sister, Zosa, away from the dangerous city and back to the serene country town of their childhood. Except years of measly paychecks aren't nearly enough to pay for the boat back. When the famed traveling Hotel Magnifique, the one place where magic is not only safe but brilliant and decadent, appears near her apartment, Jani decides that she and her sister will work for the hotel until it brings them to their destination. Except the Hotel isn't as safe as it seems: contracts are binding, and often people--both employees and guests--don't know what they're signing away before it's too late.
Thoughts:
This book felt like a little more basic version of Caraval by Stephanie Garber. The world building was cool, the plot was interesting, and the relationships were nice, if very YA. My real issue with the book is that it had no teeth. There was nothing gritty or raw about it. I understand that YA is supposed to feel cleaner, but I mean, Leigh Bardugo did okay with the whole grit thing. I have no regrets about reading this book; it was a fun distraction, and definitely the right level of emotion for me to handle this week. Regardless, I hope the next book of this type that I read next has a little more darkness to it.
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