emeraldawn 's review for:

The Wise and the Wicked by Rebecca Podos
3.5
adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

 I very much enjoyed this story with its take on Russian folklore and witchcraft, with a family of secrets and mystery. I felt this story was down to earth for a magical YA novel, with characters that are unperfect and flawed.


The story has a surprising, but well done, LGBTQ Rep with a Trans character, and a lesbian couple. (Plus some talk about some side characters that fit the scale too.)

However the ending...is open, and was very foreshadowed that this was the way it was going to go, but still... ugh.

I loved how I didn't even know