i picked this up at random while i was frantically scrolling through everand (i am a girl who can't do any chores without listening to an audiobook). i had no expectations because i've never heard of this book before, but i surprisingly liked it. its unpredictability was also interesting to me. after the first act, i thought the narrative was going to shift to a cozy apothecary slice of life (i don't know how else to describe it but you get me i hope). but i didn't expect it to go the court intrigue route.

suffice to say, this was a very entertaining book. it's hard to put down, which is why i read it in basically one sitting. don't regret reading this at all and would recommend it to people who love entertaining historical fiction with badass witches.