The Mystwick School of Musicraft

Paperback, 368 pages

Published by HMH Books for Young Readers.

ISBN:: 978-0-358-56982-4

(1 review)

Amelia Jones always dreamed of attending the Mystwick School of Musicraft, where the world’s most promising musicians learn to create magic. So when Amelia botches her audition, she thinks her dream has met an abrupt and humiliating end—until the school agrees to give her a trial period. Amelia is determined to prove herself, vowing to do whatever it takes to become the perfect musician. Even if it means pretending to be someone she isn’t. Meanwhile, a mysterious storm is brewing that no one, not even the maestros at Mystwick, is prepared to contain. Can Amelia find the courage to be true to herself in time to save her beloved school from certain destruction?

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Dracaena reviewed The Mystwick School of Musicraft by Jessica Khoury

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2 stars

A very dissapointing story. I saw a recommendation of this and thought it would be a nice novel as I wait for the fourth Nevermoor. Being a musician myself I was obviously drawn to the idea of music as magic.

Well, the story is actually quite lame. Most of the characters were flat and boring. Most of Amelia's class mates were mentioned only a few times, some probably never. The plot had some exciting moments, but not enough to cover for the clichés. And I never felt like Mystwick is a school were I would like to study, I never really wanted musicraft to be real and to learn more about it. The storytelling started as funny and interesting, but again, it wasn't enough for me. I didn't get a good picture of the world run by musicraft.

I must say, though, that the artwork is very pretty and accurate.