Livingston Girls

The thing is: ”Livingston Girls” is not a bad book. Unfortunately, it is also not a good book. I generally liked the characters and Briana Morgan’s take on the magic system. The plot itself is not innovative but a solid YA story. So, yeah, the basic framework is there but that’s it. My biggest problem with the book was its length. It’s only 270 pages long – and that’s not enough to turn this idea into a fully developed story. So, nothing is really fleshed out: neither the characters nor the plot or the lore. Everything is missing depth, build-up, development and details. Same goes for the romantic plot which felt extremely forced. There was no chemistry between the two girls, they were going from “I don’t want to do anything to do with you” to “I think I am in love”. It was just weird. “Livingston Girls” could be a good book if the author would add 100 pages and another round of proofreading.