3.61 AVERAGE

challenging emotional mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
dark mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous hopeful mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
dark emotional slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

moniopb25's review

3.0

2.5

The pacing was a bit slow to start, so it took me a while to get into the story. The academic setting, magic, and fairy tale elements were very reminiscent of the Emily Wilde series and something I quite enjoyed. However, I didn’t feel as invested in the story until the last 100 pages or so. 
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queerfatloud's review

5.0
adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

*gifted arc* Any book with this amount of intense sapphic yearning is bound to get five stars from me. Lorelei is my new crush and I will carry her with me for all of my days. I LOVE black cat/golden retriever vibes holy shit. The magic system and creatures are so fucking cool and you don’t have to super understand the intricacies to have a good time with it. The whodunnit mystery aspect kept things going at an entertaining pace. The elements based on Jewish experience and folklore were gorgeous and the politics kept my interest. What a good fucking time!!!

I enjoyed the book and was constantly surprised with the plot. It book had a relaxing pace and picked it up in the last 100 pages. I give this book a lower rating because it is just not that memorable for me. The Romance was not that interesting so when the focus was more on the relationship I was losing interest
adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes