A scream tears from Genie’s lips as she slumps to the floor, breathless. The wisp of magic extends before curling into a ball in my open palm, and I gape at it, trying to understand what the fuck just happened.
And that’s the issue with writing a character to be “oh so powerful” without actually explaining any of it or even having her train to become powerful. It all just falls entirely flat and feels so much more like pure luck than actual skill. It’s not interesting to read about.
