4.01 AVERAGE

adventurous 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: Yes

I had a great time with this! Loved the dynamic between the girls competing for Bram's hand. The premise of making a bargain with the fae queen when you debut was an interesting and creepy concept, and there was a nice reveal at the end. Just a fun time. 

3.75⭐️

4.25 stars ⋆˙⟡

“It seems only determined anti-romantic Ivy Benton was strong enough to scale bleeding-heart Emmett’s thousand-foot-high walls. I don’t even know if she’s realized yet just how devoted he is to her.”

oh my god!! this was so good, the ending?????? This is my first book from Sasha Peyton Smith and i loved every second of it! The plot is so unique and the writing is beautiful, if you're a romantasy girly this is a perfect read.

adventurous 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: Yes
adventurous mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious
adventurous challenging dark emotional 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: Yes

really scratched the acotar itch, I can't wait for book two. was almost 5 stars but the ending was a lil flat for me.
adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
adventurous fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

This was fine but the competition to be princess has been done better by others and the twist was, to me, quite obvious. I enjoyed it but wouldn’t read it again and am 50/50 on picking up the sequel.