I loved everything in this book regarding gender identity, and it was such a unique and interesting spin on a fantasy book that I enjoyed a lot! Both Val and Cade were super compelling and their journeys were really emotional and important to read about.

The main issue I had was I couldn’t really get into the plot outside of the characters’ personal identities and growth. The whole curse on the forest and everything to do with that struck me as a little confusing and boring, which was disappointing. However, I think this is a book that has a lot of good going for it, and I will be definitely trying out more books from the McLemores!

I wanted to like this book but it was confusing and I did not like it. I tried to power through but it just didn’t capture my interest.