A light and easy read. The story goes directly to what the author wants to deliver, the straightforwardness wins me. Wonderful and magical world was described in beautiful way, nice world building.

Although the concept was nice, I felt like this book had a lot lacking. The story happened way too fast with very little detail and development. I felt like I was reading someone tell me about the story than actually reading the story. I think the writer could add way more detail and elaborate more in the chapters instead of finishing each one the same way and with the cliff hanger cliche. The chapters were short, and incredibly vague. I still barely knew anything about Katie by the third chapter. If I'm going to be emotionally invested in a character, or get my students emotionally investing in a character, I need to know her better before the third chapter. I would've preferred if the first chapter started with her at the boarding school, not on a tour and entering the fantasy world with in few pages. I would like to have learned more about her school, seen Katie's oddities, and maybe more of the aloneness and bullying on the excursion than just Norah. What took me out of the story the most was the narrator posing a lot of questions to the reader that I think the writer should simple answer and put that in as detail and internal thought of the character or commentary for the narrative. I like the ideas and the story is an interesting premise and a fun twist on magic, pickpockets, insects and the City of Lights.