Drama and Destiny: 10/28/24

Drama and Destiny by Claire Kann (2024) is the second Suitehearts book. Hotel Coeur is hosting a magic training summer camp. Cora and Rose are both attending. Rose is being forced towards being Matchmaker Hunter because of her unique abilities and Cora is stuck working with Julien, her nemesis.

Rose besides her unique abilities, is struggling to work with her guidebook. It doesn't come easy for her like it seems to for Cora and everyone else. She's also feeling abandoned by her parents and fears she'll never live up to their expectations.

Cora meanwhile likes working by herself, except for when she's working with Rose. But when it comes to helping Kindlings, she wants to work solo. Having to cooperate with another matchmaker on a Dual-heart desire rubs her completely the wrong way.

The narrative flow of this volume seemed to be all over the place. Often second books are slow ones where the characters have to come to terms with whatever they've learned or experienced in the first book. This time though it seemed like Cora, Rose, and the reader don't have a moment to even breath.

For something written in a lighthearted tone of voice it was a stressful read. There's no down time. There's no room for mistakes. Throughout though the kids are trying to push back and its no wonder. Everyone is under the potential to be tested at any minute with an arbitrary deadline and that's on top of the daily classes and assessments they're facing at this camp. Do magical kids ever get to just be kids in this world?

Four stars

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