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adventurous
emotional
funny
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
If you are a fan of easily digestible fantasy this book is for you! I found this book from a creator on TikTok and the premise was so intriguing to me. A world where you earned your powers, not just born with them. I would say the first 20% of the book my attention was barely being held on to. We weren't really told the history of the different courts or the Trial which in a fantasy book is weird for me not to have more of a higher level of world building. But as I kept reading I understood that we were only to understand as much as our MC Lysta did. As I continued reading I got more and more into the story and characters. The tropes are very much the popular ones that make a good fantasy novel but they were used well. I will say the backstabbing was predictable but I was shocked by the reasoning behind why the bad guy turned out to be the way they were. I look forward to seeing the inevitable enemies to lovers play out and am hoping the author gives us way more on the history of this world, because the set up is a new and exciting concept for me! Now she didn't have to kill us with a cliffhanger and have no date for a sequel yet though!