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lucykani's review

4.0
adventurous challenging emotional inspiring mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Kieran and Arken!!! 

- magic school
- shadow daddy
- friends to lovers (it was done sooo well)

I’m obsessed and I’m sad the rest of the books aren’t out. Idk why I read series that aren’t finished. There’s supposed to be 6 books and this is only the beginning 


Tossing up between 3 & 3.5 ⭐️… like I didn’t love it but it wasn’t terrible but also it felt like nothing really happened for like 90% of the book???
adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-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
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nericson's review

3.75
dark emotional medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Diverse cast of characters: Yes

4.5⭐️

Thank you to Nerd Fam for gifting me an arc

I absolutely adored this book! It was such a nice change from the typical storyline we get, being character driven instead of having some big war or event take place. Being able to get to know the characters, and really dive into their minds was refreshing.

This was a true slow burn romance, making us really wait to get that spice spice between our two main characters (though you still get bits and pieces of spice between others). It’s nice to watch them become close and build a solid friendship before they enter into more.

That being said, you do get your heart ripped completely out of your chest at the ending… I was truly NOT expecting what happened to happen. ESPECIALLY one of the characters behavior completely doing a 180. I knew there was something coming, based on context clues but was surprised at the turn it took. We were left with CRUMBS at the end, and are still hungry!

If you love character driven stories, tension and banter, slowwww burn, and strangers to friends to lovers to enemies? … then this one is definitely for you!

kay_gann's review

3.75
adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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francescabridget's review

2.75
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
challenging emotional funny mysterious 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

4.5🌟 I loved the setting and all the character work - we absolutely love a queer normative world with both MCs being bi!!! I'm super excited to see where this series goes. This is a slow delicious burn 🔥 

**updated review**
Thank you so much to Harper for sending me an ALC of this! Reading it was amazing but listening was PERFECT! The narrators have done an incredible job and it is easily one of my favourite audiobooks! I binged it in one day!

I literally have no words. The chemistry, the tension, the magic system, the world building in this book are incredible!

I may come back and try to give a more descriptive review at some point but all I can think at the moment is when can I read the next book

nikkivonsee's review

4.25
emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: N/A
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated