Book Review: Charmfall by Chloe Neill

Title: Charmfall
Series: The Dark Elite series
Author: Chloe Neill
Publisher: NAL Trade
Published on: January 3, 2012
Source: own copy

High school can be a battlefield, but for Lily Parker, surviving at St. Sophia’s School for Girls is a matter of life and death...
Protecting Chicago from the dark side can be an exhausting job, especially when you’re a junior. So when the girls of St. Sophia’s start gearing up for Sneak, their fall formal, Lily decides to join in on some good, old-fashioned party prep—even if it means not giving demons, vampires and the twisted magic users known as Reapers her undivided attention.
But when a Reaper infiltrates the school, Lily doesn’t forget what she’s sworn to protect. She reaches deep into herself to draw out her magic—and finds that it’s gone. And it turns out she’s not alone. A magical blackout has slammed through paranormal Chicago, and no one knows what—or who—caused it. But Lily knows getting back her magic is worth the risk of going behind enemy lines...

My Thoughts:

   Just when Lily Parker got used to her firespell, it's taken away. But not only hers is missing but everyone's! Both Adepts and Reapers. And with all her doubts and trust issues, Her boyfriend broke up with her. Good thing, the best friend she found in Scout is still by her side. But will they figure out who's causing these things? Is Sebastian Born, the reaper who os the reason her magic was triggered really helping them? Or does hehave other motives? Things are really getting complicated. Oh, boy!

   

   Simple and okay. Everything was that. And I somewhat enjoyed it. The cover is really gorgeous, I’m in love with it! One of my favorite book covers probably. That’s why I was so sad to know that the story doesn’t compare to the seriousness of the cover. I can't find anything special with the plot of the third book, but a middle grade teenager might enjoy this one. The events that happened in the story was not that deep but I'm not saying it wasn't interesting. The  way the words were written were just simple. Its like the author told a huge breaking news to a child, so she had to tone down the gist of it. However, i still loved the boarding school feel with all those lovely uniforms they had to wear. Sigh. Makes me want to experience studying in one! And I still think Sebastian has a thing for Lily, but the book doesn't give much on that. Despite the misunderstandings and trouble in paradise, Jason is still Lily's. And with all the breakups and breakup possibilities in hollywood now (The Robsten) that im hearing, I need a positive news that notall relationships are doomed. So good for Lily and Jason that they sorted things out. Meanwhile let me just comment on Scout and Lily's friendship, I like their honesty amd trust with each other. 

   The book was really okay, but Just like I felt before, there's not much thrill in reading it. In fact, many times I fell asleep reading it! But, I still did had fun reading it.