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Posted On: October 14th 2026, 07:32 pm
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💭 A true YA novel but still enjoyable. The world building in The Otherwhere Post has huge potential, and I did feel like it was utilized for the story. The magic system was different than what I had encountered before, and I think it was explained well.
Maeve makes some dumb, impulsive choices, but this is a YA novel so it's kind of expected. There were some plot conveniences that occurred a bit too frequently in the second half of the book that I wish had been dealt with differently.
I'm not sure why Nan is so determined to be Maeve's friend, considering how rude she is to her, but I like Nan so I'll let it slide. I didn't like how Maeve tricked the girl in the beginning (won't spill too many details) with the justification of "oh well, she can afford training and she'll be okay waiting a year." Girl, I get that you're desperate, but she worked really hard, you didn't (and you didn't do the research involved to know what you needed) and that's so not nice.
Maeve's character could've used a bit more fleshing out - I didn't really feel like I got to know her. I understood her feelings, but didn't know who she was. Tristan was very well developed; he had depth and dimension and not just "hot".
The romance felt a bit forced, I didn't really feel the chemistry between Maeve and her love interest. But! No insta-love, which is far worse.
I really did enjoy this book, and will miss this world. It was fun, whimsy and unique. Definitely an older YA than younger, in my opinion. Will be re-reading again!
Bonus points - this dark academia book (yes, the moodiness is there and I love it) actually has classroom scenes and Maeve is interacting in class.
Bonus bonus points - the glasses are remembered and not just mentioned and forgotten.
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💭 A true YA novel but still enjoyable. The world building in The Otherwhere Post has huge potential, and I did feel like it was utilized for the story. The magic system was different than what I had encountered before, and I think it was explained well.
Maeve makes some dumb, impulsive choices, but this is a YA novel so it's kind of expected. There were some plot conveniences that occurred a bit too frequently in the second half of the book that I wish had been dealt with differently.
I'm not sure why Nan is so determined to be Maeve's friend, considering how rude she is to her, but I like Nan so I'll let it slide. I didn't like how Maeve tricked the girl in the beginning (won't spill too many details) with the justification of "oh well, she can afford training and she'll be okay waiting a year." Girl, I get that you're desperate, but she worked really hard, you didn't (and you didn't do the research involved to know what you needed) and that's so not nice.
Maeve's character could've used a bit more fleshing out - I didn't really feel like I got to know her. I understood her feelings, but didn't know who she was. Tristan was very well developed; he had depth and dimension and not just "hot".
The romance felt a bit forced, I didn't really feel the chemistry between Maeve and her love interest. But! No insta-love, which is far worse.
I really did enjoy this book, and will miss this world. It was fun, whimsy and unique. Definitely an older YA than younger, in my opinion. Will be re-reading again!
Bonus points - this dark academia book (yes, the moodiness is there and I love it) actually has classroom scenes and Maeve is interacting in class.
Bonus bonus points - the glasses are remembered and not just mentioned and forgotten.
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