Honestly, this book was okay. It reads very young, which is okay, since it’s young adult. It’s a plot-focused book, so the characters are slightly underdeveloped. There’s a love triangle, which didn’t surprise me. I found myself skimming this book, to see what happens at the end. The cult thing was cool and the twist at the end was cool, too, but overall, I felt like the book was lacking something… depth maybe. Or maybe it’s the fact that I always prefer a character-focused book.
Of course, the other thing I liked was the queer angle. More and more young adult books – and books in any genre – have queer characters/relationships, and I am all for it.
If you’re dying for a young adult low fantasy focused on plot, maybe you’ll like this one.
-Reviewed by Violeta Nedkova
