Name: Misfits
ISBN: 9781492651284

Jen Calonita

Forced to attend Enchantasia's Royal Academy, Devin teams up with other misfits to investigate why Olivina, the fairy godmother/headmistress, is obsessed with villains rather than teaching them to be proper princes and princesses.

Misfits

Ingrid 

3.5 stars

Reread in anticipation for book 2. Listen to the audiobook for the first time. The narrator did a good job.

Misfits is the first book in the Royal Academy Rebels series, which is a spin off from the Fairy Tale Reform School series. You do not need to have read the Fairy Tale Reform School series in order to read this one. 

I really enjoyed this book, but I did have some problems with it. Some of my problems was challenged in the book and I do believe that the rest will be challenged in further books, so I will not be discussing those. 

CHARACTERS

The ones I liked:
Devin - The main character, is a very bright young princess, who would rather spend her time helping animals, then ruling kingdoms. She questions a lot of the ways the Royal Academy raises young princes and princesses. She was fierce and I really enjoyed reading about her.
Sasha - She is the most fierce female character I've read about in a long time. She wants to be both a princess and a writer, and won't settle for just one. She stands up for her friends and what she believes in.
Logan - He's a very nice person and a good friend.

The ones I unfortunatly disliked (most because they were very stereotypical):
Devins mum - she's the stereotypical queen mum that doesn't understand her daughter, and wants her daughter to marry a prince and become a queen. She doesn't care about Devins interests or desires. 
Clarissa - the stereotypical mean girl. If a boy chooses another girl, she gets mad at the girl and not the boy. 
Olivina - the fairy godmother who runs the school. I just had a hard time believing that it was the same godmother that helped Cinderella. 

The rest of the characters:
Most of the princes and princesses were so mean and superficial, another stereotype. 
Heath - the typical "bad boy" that isn't actually bad.
Raina - don't have much of an opinion, she was very forgettable. 

THE STORY

The book is a very fun and fast read. I really enjoyed Sasha and Devin. My main issue was that there isn't really an ending. When you invest time in a book, you want there to be a pay off. I did enjoy the book enough to be continuing on with this story, and I do like where it's going. I just found the cliffhanger to be a bit pointless