3.87 AVERAGE

slow-paced

very pretty writing, slow plot and not enough character development regarding character arcs and their connections to other characters
adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-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
adventurous lighthearted mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous mysterious slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

What I loved💕:
💕The retelling of Swan lake
💕Sapphic love story side plot 
💕The twist was really OMG

What’s not my cuppa ☕️ :
☕️ slow pacing at times that impedes the action
☕️ More action-fantasy than Fantasy-romance 



I really wanted to like this more than I did. The worldbuilding was nice, and I liked the magic system a lot, but the middle dragged so much and not much happened. It took a long time to get to the backstory of what transpired between the main character and her childhood best friend turned enemy, and even after it was explained, I still wasn't exactly sure what happened. The action scenes, when they did occur, were well-written, and I liked that it wrapped up at the end and didn't leave things ambiguously. 
adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced
dark emotional 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
adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I'd like this book a lot more if it weren't for the writing. It's overly flowery to the point of distraction. But, the story is good, I really enjoyed the mechanics of the magic.