A review by madisonreyome
The Wise and the Wicked by Rebecca Podos

4.0

I’m gonna go ahead and tag this for spoilers just in case. This book was really good. It was almost a five star, but I’ll explain why I only gave it 4 later on. I loved the LGBTQ+ representation in this book. A trans character, as well as two lesbian characters and one bisexual character. I had fun reading the old Russian folklore and learning more about the family’s culture. I enjoyed the first 2/3 of this book. It was slow to start, but I didn’t mind. However, the ending was abrupt and felt very rushed. It was open ended, which I don’t really enjoy to begin with. It made me believe this book was the beginning of a series, which I didn’t know. I then found out this was a stand-alone book and was very disappointed. Brought this book from a 5 star to a 4 for me :(