#BookReview: The Chrysalis Key by Ektaa Bali

Synopsis: "The Breakfast Club meets Harry Potter but Darker" 

In the summer of 1999 in the unassuming Brisbane town of Breakfast Creek, five teenagers find themselves up against a demonic General of Darkness. 
Henry, Mel, Julia, Hugh and Aiden never expected their detention to result in the execution of their school principal. 
All of a sudden they are on the run from a demonic General with a penchant for collecting children. 
Chrysalis school has slept for 50 years. But now she’s ready to awaken. 
The course of their lives has is going to change forever. 

Five teenagers. Three magical schools. A secret family curse. A tale of epic proportions that you’ll never forget.



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Rating: 3 Stars
My Review: I want to say that I fell for every page of this story. That this was amazing and I couldn't put it down and that it should be a best seller.  But unfortunately that is not what happened. This book was far longer than it needed to be.  I wished that the author would have cut at least 200 pages and tighten it up a lot.  I will say that I did enjoy it but a lot of it just dragged so much.  The characters were great and the plot was all there.  It was just too long. 

Biography

Ektaa E.P. Bali was born in Fiji and spent most of her life in Melbourne Australia. 
After graduating Killester College in 2008, she studied nursing and midwifery at Deakin University, going on to spend eight years as a nurse-midwife in various public hospitals. 
She published her first novel in 2020, the beginning of a middle grade fantasy series, before going on to pursue her true passion: Young Adult Fantasy. 
The Chrysalis Key is her debut YA novel and the beginning of a seven book series, The Travellers. 
She currently lives in Brisbane, Australia. 

Website: www.ektaabali.com
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Posted in: 3 Stars, Indie Published, Netgalley, Review, Young Adult