I am torn like I am so frequently.
On one hand, this couldn't be a more cliched supernatural academy story.
On the other, it does what it does well and neither the author nor the MC takes themselves too seriously for it to become truly cringeworthy despite it being quite corny in places.

At first glance, the world and the plot are really quite fun but as soon as you look closer you realize how abysmally bad the world-building really is. It took me a bit but I eventually realized how little sense any of it makes. There are at least as many contradictions as there are building blocks in the world-building.
The only way you can enjoy this book is by not looking too close and just taking a lot of stuff at face value.

This doesn't extend to the personalities of the characters which is something I expected to find after reading the most upvoted review.
The characters feel very much their age in a good sense.
The MC has some mary sue vibes going on but that is kind of part of the whole cliché the entire book is built on.

I am almost ashamed of having enjoyed the book as much as I did (strong 3-star personal enjoyment) but I can't give this anything above 2 stars from an even slightly more objective viewpoint.

For teenagers that are somewhat new to reading and new to the beaten supernatural academy trope in particular, I can totally see this being a very enjoyable book. ( )

This HAD POTENTIAL but definitely for mature audiences, I almost stopped because of some of the stuff because that type of stuff isn't stuff I like in books, most of the time. Might have to reread with more mature eyes now. The writing was meh and wasn't a fan of bri. ( )