4.34 AVERAGE

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring relaxing tense medium-paced

I absolutely enjoyed this as a Harry Potter fanatic to read this in a adult atmosphere has me over here fanning out 10 out of 10!
adventurous dark funny mysterious slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

 i really wanted to like this book more than I did. honestly, the first half of it was just...no. all of the characters were strong, with their own personalities and likable traits, but it felt like a whole lotta nothingburger the first 50%. there were so many povs besides the main three girls, and i swear they did nothing but bullshit and party. there was sprinkles of lore and important information in between, but it was really hard to care about what was going on. the jumping around povs didnt help either. i really did enjoy maggie, souxie, and asha as main characters, along with isis and quan, i give this 3.75 stars only because it actually picked up and got good the last half of the book, along with the cliffhanger. i just wish we would've learned more about the three girls' pasts and who they are, it still feels up in the air, i hope most of this comes back around the next book. 
dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I did not see the end coming...I was enjoying the book in terms of banter and jokes. I really had no idea where the book was heading until the ending got me like....WTF ?? Where did this come from ?
adventurous dark funny mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
dark mysterious fast-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: Complicated
adventurous challenging mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous mysterious slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No

I am still new to fantasy books, but this one captivates me from page one. It felt like ‘when Harry Potter meets originals’ and I loved every minute of it. The only reason I didn’t give the book 5 stars was that I felt as if the plot was not clear. But the author still managed to keep my eyes glued to the pages. I grew a special place in my heart for each character. I hope that the sequel shows us more of Maggie’s new world, lets us know if the first family ever officially claims her, and it hope to see a beautiful forbidden relationship start to form between Maggie and Namir. Also, Souxie needs to put more effort into learning how to change my boy Quan back into a human. 
mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Concept is great, execution is poor. Could have been awesome with a beta reader and editor.
adventurous dark funny mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

If I could rate more than five stars I would! Loved this story and can’t wait to read part two!!! I’m team Quan love that little cat! May start part two tonight!
adventurous emotional funny hopeful tense 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