4.01 AVERAGE

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

Magical, alluring and soundly written - very excited for book 2!
adventurous mysterious 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: Yes

A more magical and mystical version of the selection- I quite enjoyed this!đź’«
adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

i really like the magic systeme in this novel! the concept really does it for me, the setting is wonderful and it was kind of suspenseful? i just feel like some events were written with a lot of descriptions and some important ones were almost overlooked. or maybe it’s just because of the ya genre?

i def had a great time with this novel (and i will probably read the next one in the series as soon as it’s out). the beautiful cover made me pick it up even though i hadn’t really heard much about it, i’m glad :)

You know… the ending was gnarly. I’m kind of into it.

Honestly, I needed just some mindless reading time, and this delivered that. There were flaws.. oh were there flaws. But I still enjoyed it, and I’m intrigued enough to continue.

I will say the things that bothered me the most were:
- The pacing: we’d be halfway through a scene and then the next chapter would be like “A week later..” It was a bit shocking at first. Felt like I was missing words.
- The romance was okay… it felt light and rushed. But it felt consistent with the writing style.

That is to say, the ending was a ride. And while I had my assumptions, it still kept me entertained.
adventurous emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
adventurous challenging mysterious tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Bridgerton mixed with the Bachelor plus faeries? Count me in. I ate this up and cannot wait for the sequel! 

I need the second book

Net goed genoeg. Het einde was te weinig verrassend en hoewel er leuke karakters in zaten kon het verhaal over het algemeen wat beter. Toch nieuwsgierig genoeg om naar het volgende deel te grijpen zodra dat er is.
adventurous fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes