This read as a strange mish mash of fantasy tropes and everything that is popular at the moment, including vampires and dragons. The concept was interesting but the world building was quite lacking and I didn't feel pulled to root for Medra or Blake. I also felt like they fell into stereotyped roles of main characters (not like other girls was mentioned a couple of times). This book was not for me, sadly.

3.5⭐️

I read the Blood of Fae series and really enjoyed the world a lot so when I heard briar was doing a spin off series from one of the characters I knew I had to sign up. I went into this book without reading the synopsis. Immediately I picked up on the Harry Potter and Fourth Wing inspiration. The world building was intriguing. I felt that we came to a little bit of a stagnant pace towards the middle of the book, but it picks back up towards the end. I had a good time getting to know all the characters and their layers.