I got this review copy for free but I’m a rather huge Mahou Shoujo fan and listen to a lot of RavensDagger so this would most likely have ended up on my tbr list eventually. Take from that what you will.
Opening was fantastic! Sounded like the intro to an anime with sfx, music, acting, the whole 9 yards. Rest of the book is a traditional audiobook narration with fantastic performance. The “teehee”s Crystal occasionally ends her sentences with really sells the “oopsies, I’m a homicidal little white riding hood” feel. XD
The main issue I’ve got is that for a magical girl story, Crystal doesn’t really do much transformation. She’s more like an underestimated teenage… superhero?… who got isekaied into a fantasy world. The story mentioned she’s older than she looks but to me, she acts quite a bit younger.
Overall, I loved the world building and plot. It took maybe half the book for the two parts of the story to converge but I enjoyed the journey. Looking forward to picking up the next books when they release <3