Changeling: (Sorcery and Society Book 1) by Molly Harper – Book Review! ✨️

Hi everyone! I hope you’re doing well 💕. Today I’m going to be reviewing a book I absolutely ADORED (spoiler alert!…I’m sorry but it can’t be helped 🫢😂). Changeling by Molly Harper was a journey and a half that I wasn’t prepared to like as much as I did and now here we are, ready for a review that I don’t think words are enough for 😐. Shall we just jump right on in? I think we should!

Summary

If 14-year-old Cassandra Reed makes it through her first day at Miss Castwell’s Institute for the Magical Instruction of Young Ladies without anyone discovering her secret, maybe, just maybe, she’ll let herself believe that she really does belong at Miss Castwell’s. Except Cassandra Reed’s real name is Sarah Smith and up until now, she lived her whole life in the Warren, serving a magical family, the Winters, as all non-magical “Snipes” are bound by magical Guardian law to do. That is, until one day, Sarah accidentally levitates Mrs. Winter’s favorite vase in the parlor….

But Snipes aren’t supposed to have magical powers…and the existence of a magical Snipe threatens the world order dictated during the Guardians’ Restoration years ago. If she wants to keep her family safe and protect her own skin, Sarah must figure out how to fit into posh Guardian society, master her newfound magical powers, and discover the truth about how an ordinary girl can become magical.

Review

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5

I LOVED this book from cover to cover (or is it all just one cover 🤔….I don’t know but I enjoyed it regardless! 🤣). I’ll admit that at first I wasn’t so sure of what was happening and then I took a break, only to come back and finish it within 48 hours which is huge for me as reading hasn’t been so easy this last while. It caught me when I least expected it and had me hooked until the very end despite some minor misgivings. I enjoyed falling into a world full of magic and it truly felt like I as the reader was in Cassandras shoes which was mesmerising at times.

I enjoyed following Cassandras journey and the whole thing about having powers in a world where your type are not meant to reminded me heavily of Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard which I also love.

I found Cassandras choices made sense in a situation that had been taken out of her control and I liked that I didn’t know at all where the story was heading. It was a calming and cosy read that I thoroughly enjoyed.

Despite falling head over heels I’m only giving changeling 4 stars out of 5 because I feel like a fair bit was left unanswered and the enemy of the novel came out of nowhere + I didn’t find that part made a whole lot of sense. I think the characters surrounding Cassandra who were aware could have done more in terms of trying to figure out why she had magic, it seems like an opportunity missed but that could very well be put to bed in the next novel which I immediately purchased on my kindle!

I would highly recommend Changeling as a book to get immersed in, I wish I could go back to before I read it and start all over again tbh 🤣.

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I was provided this book by Netgalley in exchange for an honest review and all opinions are my own.

And there we have it. Thank you for reading guys and gals! 😉 Have you read Changeling before? If not, are you going to? I think you should but I’m biased as hell 😂. Let me know in the comments below and I’ll see you all again very soon! 🌊 Stay safe, take care and buh-bye 💕xxx