I LOVEEEEEE this book! It's a 4.5 stars for me! The only reason I rate it that is because I feel like the beginning was hard to follow with the world building and shapeshifter exploration. I had to reread a few times to understand how it all worked, but after that IT WAS EVERYTHING I COULD HAVE IMAGINED!!! A why choose with villains?! Absolutely.
adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced

Good storyline with a nice mix of mystery.  FMC that just doesn't give up and MMC that are unhinged and villainous. 
adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This is what I call character growth. Don't be put off by the FMC in the first book, she grows and comes into her own in the next few books, it's sooo satisfying to read!

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First of all, that cliffhanger
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DID NOT FINISH: 34%

Painful, boring, cliche - everything good about the first 1 missing from this one and honestly, life is too short to read rubbish 

this was like watching 9 hours of musical chairs but whenever the music stopped nobody made an attempt to sit down

Is this going to be my new favorite series? Absolutely!
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Well I'll give the author props for originality. With all of the RH academia books out there this one carves it's own way. That being said some of those choices seemed to be made simply for the sake of absurdity. I found myself shaking my head and laughing at the book (not with it) a few times. 
But if you like your MMCs morally grey and the love interests all very reluctant, then you'll probably enjoy this. 
adventurous mysterious
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
emotional medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated