Point of View

The novel is narrated by El, the teenage main character of the story. El is prophesied to become the evilest sorcerer of all time, and she has extremely wicked magical skills. However, despite her natural inclination toward darkness and violence, she chooses to always do the good thing because she does not want to end the world or cause anyone pain. Because of the conflicting desires swirling around inside El, she is a very complicated character, which makes her narration interesting and unique. While she complains about being stuck in a classroom with a bunch of freshmen in her narration, she goes out of her way to save their lives and risk her own: “Anyone who can’t survive an attack on their own isn’t going to survive. Everyone knows that, and the only person I’ve ever known to make an exception to...