Magical-coming-of-age adventures in a world that is a little more like Percy Jackson's than Harry Potter's. (As in, the currency and system of magic are a little less haphazard, there is acknowledgment of religion and of the kids actually going to school to learn math/literature/non-magic-things, plot armor doesn't seem as thick, racial backgrounds are not reduced to stereotypes, and there's a connection between magic and dyslexia.) Yetide Badaki's narration is excellent, but there were definitely a few places where I had to rewind to figure out how the plot had gotten to a climactic point because I'd kind of just been listening to the soothing rhythms of her voice instead of actually following along.