I would have liked it better if there wasn't a romance but the story kept me interested. The glossary in the back was helpful for pronunciations.

Nothing particularly new or special to this genre, but still rather enjoyable. This author and story has potential and I'm interested in book two.

The Blood Rose Rebellion is a very intricate, beautiful, unique, YA fantasy that leaves you craving for more.

I really enjoyed this book. I loved the characters, the rich history and the phenomenal writing. For this to be Rosalyn Eves debut novel it was well written and the story flowed flawlessly.

Anna is a Luminate who is barren. Meaning she has no magic. Since she was seven, she's been kept shielded, hidden away, not able to join in when magic was involved. Magic goes wrong when she's around. So when something goes terribly wrong at her sister's debut it's just natural that she is to be blamed.

This is Anna's story of finding herself. What one girl will do when she overcomes fear. Friendships she forms and a love that is forbidden.

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I hate when a book has a lot of potential and it falls flat. That's what happened here. The writing was good enough, the story was interesting, the setting was cool, the characters weren't likable but I didn't hate them either.. it honestly felt like a chore to get through. I got about half way and found myself thinking about the next book I was going to read. I can't do it.

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*sigh* I loved the concept behind this book when I first saw it. The cover is oh so gorgeous and the title...YES! But sometimes the pretty cover is just a mask for something not as nice and that’s totally the case here. Blood Rose Rebellion was a complete letdown. I read up until the 50% mark and put it aside. I just couldn’t read anymore and I tried, I really did.

Reasons for DNFing:
- It’s a very slow book, one of the slowest I’ve ever read. Sometimes I don’t mind this. If it’s written in a compelling way, I won’t put it down. I just want to keep going. But that’s not what happened here. The chapters weren’t that engaging and I felt like I had seen it all before. There was simply nothing to stick around for. The characters, the story, the setting...nothing stood out or captured my attention.
- Talking about the story, I feel like I’ve read so many other books about a main character that’s unable to practice magic and is excluded from society.
- There were a lot of repetitive info dumps, especially in the beginning. I understand the need to introduce the magical world but sometimes it’s good to leave a little to the imagination. I was hoping that once the world was established that it would stop but it didn’t. The stop-go of the story and then a massive push of info just slowed everything down. It’s one of the main reasons I lost interest.
- Anna, the main character, was just bland. That’s the best way I can describe her. I didn’t care what happened her. I really just didn’t feel anything at all. And that’s horrible when the story is told from her point of view. She was just so boring!
- The constant use of a derogatory term for Romani really bothered me. It jumped out at me the first time it was used. I just told myself it’s based on a historical time period, maybe it will get better. But then it was used again and again. Characters pointed out to Anna how this particular term was hurtful but she continued to use it. Now, I’m not sure if this change in the second half of the book, but from some of the reviews I’ve read it seems doubtful.

Life is just too short to read books that you aren’t enjoying. Books are meant to act as an escape or to push you, challenge your thoughts and beliefs. This book did neither, so I’m happy that I gave up on it. There are plenty of other stories that have a similar concept and do it so much better.

Solid 3/5 stars.

I definitely loved aspects of this book and hated other aspects. I think the best way to review this is to explain what I liked and didn't like. Unfortunately I'm going to be vague to avoid spoiling it for others.

What I liked:
I loved that this was kind of a historical fiction with some real historical figures and loosely based historical events that happened in Hungary. I LOVED that the Romani were involved and that they weren't referred to as gypsies the entire time. I liked the IDEA of the story. And I liked some of the supporting characters.

What I didn't like:
The love interests, they weren't necessary at times I was worried about a love triangle. And at the time it was supposed to be taboo for a society girl to kiss a guy she wasn't married to, or at least that's what the story lead me to believe very early on. Then why does the MC kiss everyone and act super nonchalant about it? The MC fell very flat for me. She was just so boring.

The good and the bad in this just kinda evened out. It's not that I hated it I just thought it was an okay read. The biggest problem I had was that I started out interested for the first ~15% and then I was super bored until I hit about 70%. But once I hit that 70% mark I really really loved the book! If it had been a little more balanced I'd be more happy.

According to Goodreads it looks like this is going to be a series, will I continue it? Probably not, I feel like the story was very well tied up and can just be stopped where it is. I don't really know how the story could be continued at this point.

I was so torn about this book. And kind of sad. After hearing so much about Blood Rose Rebellion, I wanted to love it. But, I just couldn't fall in love with this book, despite my best efforts. There was so much potential: an interesting setting, magic, a group of plucky rebels trying to create a better world...all the elements of what should have been great story. Which is why I was pretty disappointed when the reality proved less exciting.

To be perfectly honest, I'm pretty sure the main reason I couldn't get as into this book was the characters. Again, in theory, this should have been an entertaining cast that I would have adored. I feel like Eves tried to set her characters up to be certain ways, but they ended up not coming across that way as I read. I knew how I should feel about them, but I just didn't. Which made it even more frustrating. Don't get me wrong, I didn't hate the characters (although, I admit, Anna bugged me a little bit). I just didn't like them as much as I felt like I should.

The plot also seemed to drag sometimes. I had moments where I would start to get into the story and feel interested, and then things would just kind of tapper off for a little while. And there seemed to be a few plot holes that could have been filled. I'm pretty sure there's going to be another book in this series, so I'm guessing some of the plot holes might be explained then, but they still left me feeling a little dissatisfied by the end.

Overall, this book was ok. It wasn't amazing, but it definitely wasn't bad either. I'm not sure if I'll read the next book, but I'm glad I gave this one a try. It was worth a read, even though ultimately it ended up somewhat disappointing me.

2.5 stars
ARC copy in exchange for an honest review.
Anna is a aristocrat living in a world where power and bloodlines dictate who has access to magic. Except she is Barren of magic. To get away from a world which does not accept her, she is forced to travel to Hungary with her "grandmamma." She learns that there is a whole world of which she has never known. A world where she has agency and a role in society.

I REALLY REALLY wanted to love that book. It has been one of my most anticipated books of the year. I mean look at the cover!!

Unfortunately, the author got too caught up in describing history which made the first 75% really quite boring. We get how this society works about 20% of the way through. We didn't need to keep continuing the repetitive history. Yes the people of Hungary love their country. Yes, the Romani (gypsies) are treated poorly. I GET IT. Literally nothing happened to move the book forward. It was honestly just a repeat of different way of proving those ideas I just mentioned.

For the most part, Anna really didn't have a personality. She was literally a Jane Doe who used old language that just didn't really fit with the book's style of writing. Like old language was just thrown in there like m&ms and let me tell you, it was not working. She also never knows what she actually wants. She kept on switching back and forth on big decisions based on other people's opinions and that annoyed the crap on me.

The saving grace of this book was the last 25%. Anna finally got her shit together and made a decision about what she wanted to do based on her thoughts and beliefs. AND THEN SHE TOOK ACTION. FINALLY!! It was also heart-wrenching. Secrets are revealed and there is really no right answer for what she has to do. Is it right? Is it wrong? There's really no saying. We lose characters we come to love and it hurts. I didn't think this book could pull that off the emotions in brought up in me, but it did.

The romance- let's be honest, it's my favorite part. And yours. Don't lie. It's kind of shitty. At first you saw it developing and it's like, yes! Awesome! No insta-love here!! And it wasn't insta-love ever, so props to that. BUT then midway it just stopped really existing, yet the characters were hopelessly in love, yet really weren't together making decisions and trying to figure things out.

Also what happened between William and Anna's cousin? There's such strong emotion and at the end, nothing is explained and everything is hunky dory? I don't actually know if that's what it was. I was just confused.

Will I read the next book? I honestly don't know. MAYBE.

Do I recommend it? Perhaps if you're a history and fantasy buff you might enjoy it more than I did.

I give the book three stars. I had hard time getting through the book. I did not like the characters I could not connect with them. I did like the world and descriptions the author provided but nothing else. I am on fence for recommending the book and I am not sure if I am interested in the next book.

A good read. A little slow, I kept putting it down and forgetting to continue reading (although I do have a toddler, so this isn't entirely the books fault) I did enjoy it though, an interesting storyline and wonderful settings. The main character made some decisions I thought were pretty odd or careless, but that tends to be a common plot device to keep it moving. Overall, a fun, but somewhat slow read. Great if you like exotic settings.

I TRIED.. But I just can't get into this story? It's not even the fact that it seems to be similar to other YA stories I've read before.. I just can't stand the main character. I almost stopped reading Glass Sword for the same reason * cough I couldn't stand Mare cough * - and Anna just wasn't doing much for me. It's also really info dumpy in the beginning, and I just wasn't interested in anything I was getting from this world.

It just wasn't for me (sadly).. I do think others WILL enjoy this one, though. So there's that. I suggest reading more positive reviews if you want a better idea of this book. :)

I received this ARC from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

I adore alternative historical books that incorporate folklore into it, especially anything pertaining to Slavic/Russian folklore. That being said, I felt as though this book had major promise which was why I picked it up in the first place.

Sadly, I was largely underwhelmed as I began to turn the pages. Anna Arden is born Barren [without magical abilities,] to a family that is renowned from them. Even her little brother has power, albeit only a hair more than what she does. Anna is constantly put away whenever her eldest sister is weaving spells because spells have an unusual tendency to break in the presence of Anna and when it happens during her sister's Debut -- Anna is sent away to feuding Hungary.

There was a lot that went on during this book, but I do have to say that it does well to plunge you into this world where this is a divide of people - the general populace and the Luminate [those with magic.] It creates the laws, the order and while there does tend to be a lot of info drop I don't think there could be less of that because it makes the world believable and it shows us how the people exist in it.

I did not care for a single character - wait, no I lie. I enjoyed Hunger, who had the smallest part of the entire book toward the end. Anna wasn't memorable, in fact, there were very few characters that were. It wasn't as if they were terrible by way of personality or written, it was simply that they didn't have anything that made them stick out more than the other. Gabor, a Romani, has promise but then he was quickly pushed aside once we are teased with him. I found there were a lot of characters tossed in willy-nilly but no real connection was ever made to one.

The folklore that is strewn within it was a nice touch, but it didn't save the story for me. Why? There are a lot of small moments that add up to be about 3/4 of the book in which nothing actually happens, something happens in the beginning and then abruptly at the end. Other than that the story constantly treads nothingness that is easily skipped over.

Overall, I was saddened and underwhelmed. I feel like this book is going to have opposite of the spectrum reviews... either five stars or 1/2... No in between.

2 savvy crowns.

Blood Rose Rebellion is a beautifully written thrill ride complete with thought-provoking views on equality, prejudice, and feminism.

Blood Rose Rebellion is a stunning historical look at Hungary and the politics that sparked the uprising in the 1800s plus fairy tale elements and rich folklore. As a historian who studied Hungary during this period, particularly the poetry that sparked the revolution, I absolutely LOVED how history blended with magic and it still made a point to correct dangerous prejudices that still circulate today. From the food, to the clothes, to the behaviors and mindset of the characters, everything was rich and memorable and made total immersion possible. I felt transported in more ways than one.

Anna is daring, occasionally naive, headstrong, and so ahead of her time. The way she views social classes, injustices, and what roles a woman should have in society are as revolutionary as the uprising in Hungary itself. Preach girl, preach. Anna is far from perfect. She is stuck in a horrible position, has been manipulated by her heart, and her desire to fit in is a heartbreaking motivation that she can’t resist. Anna says some seriously profound stuff. She owns up to her mistakes, she recognizes that she has been brainwashed by ideology, she apologizes, and what’s best is that she learns and corrects herself. Thank you! Finally.

The magic, the lore, and the class wars mesh perfectly. This is one of those books you look at and think, how on Earth did this all fit together so well? But it does. It flows, it’s poetic and political, and as whimsical as it is dark. The fire of the revolution burns bright throughout. The fairytale creatures are menacing, twisted, and sometimes scary, but others are full of heart and helpful. Magic is neither good or evil, nor are the creatures. The descriptions float off the page. Amazing. If you’re looking for new paranormal creatures, search no further.

One of the greatest lessons within this story is that we all have the power to make choices and decide who we want to be-freedom is deserved by every individual, but what they will do with that freedom is up to them. I paused and lingered over this section. There’s a conversation with a demonic creature who is basically the incarnate of the deadly sins and it is he who poses this question to Anna. When you give someone who has been imprisoned their freedom, there’s no telling which path they’ll choose. That’s the beauty of choice.

The Roma. I have been waiting for someone to get this right. Derogatory terms are corrected through characters and how they are treated today and were treated in the 1800s is a poignant and important history lesson that everyone should learn about. I appreciated the sections that talked about their camps, the way they feel about their children, their beliefs, just wow.

And the romance. It’s like a magical pulse that beats through the story growing and glowing with anticipation. That kiss is one of the best I’ve ever read in YA.

You’re probably asking why I gave this 4 stars when I clearly loved so much of this story. The major issues I had were with pacing. Some sections dragged significantly, though it picked up fast towards the end. Another was the complete disappearance of her family after she leaves for Hungary. Even the letters, there were so few. I expected more. The relationship is so strong is the beginning and her love for her younger brother so warm that it was weird that they fell off the face of the planet. I also figured out what was going on with Anna at 30% through. So that was mildly disappointing for me, but I think it will be a surprise for many readers.

2.5 to 3 STARS

If there is one thing I cannot resist, it's a YA fantasy with a gorgeous cover, and thus I ended requesting this one from NetGalley. The beginning is somewhat slower paced, but I found the mixture of historical and magical elements interesting. Despite the potential, this one just didn't stand out from the other countless fantasies on the bookshelf. There is a heroine who doesn't realize her potential, instant love connections, a secret rebellion, and a forbidden love interest. It's certainly not an awful book, but it wasn't unique. Some of my favorite fantasies didn't hook me until the second book, so I might give the next installment a try.

** Thank you to NetGalley and Knopf Books for Young Readers for my advanced copy.**

Rosalyn Eves blends magic and history in Blood Rose Rebellion

BLOOD ROSE REBELLION, by Rosalyn Eves, Knopf Books for Young Readers, March 28, 2017, Hardcover, $17.99 (young adult)

I’m not a huge fan of series, trilogies, etc., as of late. I’ve become picky when it comes to them. If I’m going to have to wait a year (or more) for the next book, I want it to be worth it. Luckily for readers, if the first book in Rosalyn Eves’ new trilogy, Blood Rose Rebellion, is any indicator, that wait will be worth their investment.

Blood Rose Rebellion opens in an alternative Victorian England where magic and bloodlines mean everything. Sixteen-year-old Anna Arden would give anything to live in society, and at first glance, it appears she should be in the thick of it. Anna’s family is part of the Luminate, powerful users of magic. The Luminate rule the world. But Anna is Barren, unable to perform the simplest spells, and so she lives on the fringe, observing from the edge while her family enjoys the privileges that come with power.

Anna’s life takes a drastic turn when she inadvertently breaks her sister’s debutante spell. With one misstep, Anna’s sister loses a chance at a good match, and Anna is exiled to her family’s native Hungary.

Everything is different in Hungary. Her cousin Noémi is distant, her ancestral palace is crumbling and while the Luminate rule, they are not respected. When Anna meets Gábor, a handsome Romani who seems to have magic of his own, she can’t keep her curiosity to herself. And then there’s her ability to break spells. With no one around to hold her back, Anna begins to see her “defect” as a strength. In Hungary, revolution is coming, and Anna may just be the key to changing everything.

I first heard of the Blood Rose Rebellion last year during the WIFYR (Writing and Illustrating for Young Readers) conference. Rosalyn had literally just received her first ARC of the book. At that point, the cover was blue, and she was practically speechless as she showed it off for the first time.

Rosalyn spoke about the process she went through writing her book and her path to getting it published. WIFYR is a five-day conference with a lot going on, but Rosalyn continued to stand out for me, even after it was over. Yes, I was interested in her book because of its premise, but I was more interested in it because of her. She was excited and passionate and humble. When I read Blood Rose Rebellion, it was with those traits in mind.

I wasn’t disappointed.

There are a number of elements that make Blood Rose Rebellion work; among them is a grounding in reality. Yes, the book is about magic. And yes, it is set in an alternate Victorian era. That doesn’t matter. Well it does, but not in a distracting way. The alternative reality feels real because Rosalyn has pulled from the known and embraced it. Physical, emotional and societal constraints for women are easily recognizable. People underestimate Anna, in part because she is a female.

Rosalyn’s prose is equal parts understated and elegant. There are numerous of scenes, paragraphs and sentences where her restraint speaks more loudly than words ever could.

There are a few predictable elements throughout Blood Rose Rebellion, though they were never a distraction. The pacing at the beginning is a bit slow, too, but there was enough there initially to keep me going.

Blood Rose Rebellion relies heavily on history, so if you’re not a fan of historical fiction, this might be a harder read for you. I love historical fiction so that never bothered me. I also appreciated a lighter touch with the romantic elements. It helped me get to know Anna better, and I’m betting romance will be a larger presence later on in the trilogy.

I tried on multiple occasions to get into this book and finally was able to finish it. While I loved parts of it, others just distracted me from loving the book.

For one, the pace seemed extremely slow. Normally I can deal with this but for some reason with this book it just did not work. Maybe I was expecting more action? I don't know. I'm just disappointed that it didn't grab me as much as I thought it would.

Anna, oh, Anna. I think that ultimately it came down to having an issue with the protagonist and her voice and the combination of the slow plot that threw me off. I have to either be really invested in the characters to get through a slow plot and this did not. Anna was annoying to me and she did things that made me shake my head multiple times. She has prejudices and biases but has enough self-awareness that she knows she shouldn't because everyone treats her bad. I mean, why not try and be better at this point?

All in all, I will more than likely be promoting this book at my school district. It wasn't for me, but I can see it's appeal!

This book seemed to take a long time to get to the main point of the story but sometimes that still makes for a compelling story espeically if it a book one in the series. It a sweeping historical fantasy set story that wraps you up its uniquness the ending is not so heart stopping that i dying for book two.

Pros:
~ Hungary and the Hungarian Revolution (though most happens off-page!)
~ NOÉMI
~ I appreciated the narrative’s sentiment at respecting Romani culture
~ (Though I am far from an authority on whether or not this was done well)
~ One scene towards the end did get me a little emotional

Cons:
~ Where do I begin?
~ Total lack of plot
~ Anna is unlikeable AF
~ Anna is indecisive AF (solely for the sake of dragging the story out)
~ Anna is Chosen One AF
~ The writing has a few nice turns of phrase but overall Flat, capital F
~ The romance is quite weak, 3/10
~ LOVE POLYGONS
~ KISSING COUSINS!???!!? EW
~ KISSING YOUR COUSIN WHO HAS, AND I QUOTE, “A FINE HAIRY MUSTACHE”
~ There is nothing worse than that. Nothing.
~ not even death
Where, oh where, did this book go wrong?

A lot of places, for starters. Blood Rose Rebellion was a chore to read.

Anna Arden is a special girl. She is the most self-pitying sap in existence who nobody likes. She is magic-less in a world where noble (Luminate) families are expected and practically required to bear magic. Because she’s a family embarrassment—her only talent being causing spells to misfire—she is hated by her family. Well... the females of her family.

The night that ruins poor Anna’s life starts off with her being kissed and courted by a fancy pants man whose name I forgot. It’s also the night of her sister Catherine’s coming out, and when Anna realizes Fancy Pants Man is there to actively court Catherine, she gets so upset she breaks her sister’s illusion display and ruins her coming out. After the fact, Fancy Pants Man refuses to marry either sister and blows that popsicle stand. To avoid ruination Anna is sent away with her Grandmama to Hungary (and blames Catherine, not Fancy Pants Cheating Man, for her unhappiness).

There she is kissed about 5 million times BY HER FINE-HAIRY-MUSTACHED COUSIN, who is the grossest love interest ever, a Romani boy who she constantly insists she can’t love, and AN IMMORTAL IMP??? Seriously. She kisses so many people in this book. It’s ridiculous. Oh, and she wishy-washily joins the Hungarian Revolution.

I personally can’t say how well the Hungarian people and lore was represented as I’m not Hungarian, but other reviewers have taken offense to the misspelled names, wrong dates, and straight-up falsifications. There are a fair amount of Hungarian folk creatures mentioned, but BRR suffered from never fully explaining them. The lidérc is one that comes to mind: the glossary gave me a better description than the book itself. I was picturing an imp hatched from a chicken egg. Really the lidérc is a succubus-like lady with goose legs!

Anna spends the majority of the book positively moaning. Nobody likes her. Nobody wants to marry her. She’s Barren. She will never be accepted in society. She ruins every spell around her. She extracts a fucking soul from a baby. She ignores sacred practices within the Romani clan, barges in unwelcome, ruins a poor mother and her baby’s lives, and still finds a way to make it all about her. I can’t sympathize with her—I’m sorry, I just can’t. There is nothing to like.

Anna is ridiculously indecisive when it comes to revolution. The Binding is this world’s way of controlling magic. It has been bound, literally, up in an alternate dimension they can’t access but can tap into. The magic, I’m assuming (it’s never directly addressed), stems from the mythological creatures trapped inside this dimension. But the Circle, made up of Luminate nobles across Europe, controls the binding, and thus who can access the magic and how much of it. The Hungarian Revolution (a real event, people!!) is wrapped up in the breaking of the Binding, and everybody believes Anna is the only one who can do it because of how she is prone to breaking spells. She spends the majority of the book going back and forth on whether she should break it or not. That IS the plot, other than her romantic pursuits.

And are there ever romantic pursuits. Anna is involved with three boys, and not all of them at different stages. Fancy Pants Man, who leaves the picture pretty early, her cousin Mátyás, and the Romani boy, Gábor. Her main LI is Gábor, but don’t fret! She kisses a lot of people, even after professing her undying love for Gábor. Some of those kisses aren’t exactly consensual (looking at you Mátyás). Her mouth said no but her body said yes. Just what I love to read! You all know I love the perpetuation of rape culture.

Gábor and Anna’s romance is nothing special. He, too, forces a kiss on Anna, but it’s because he’s angry and thinks she’s coming around to slum. I preferred Gábor to many of the other characters, but he is so blinded by Anna’s “charms” that I can’t help but think he’s an idiot.

Blood Rose Rebellion (might I ask where the roses came in?) not only suffered from Anna’s constant wallowing but also her ill-treatment of other women.

Within the first couple hundred pages every single woman introduced is negative in some way, save her Grandmama, who escapes because she is just kind of there. Everybody else? Shallow, mean, spiteful, “dumpy”, “homely”, poorly-dressed. Anna sneers at her own cousin because she assumed she was a ratty-looking maid. And yet this is not considered a fault in Anna—it’s simply a matter of not meeting women who immediately suck up to her. When she does meet women who fawn over her, she likes them.

Maybe, honey, the problem isn’t them. Maybe it’s you.

The best part of the book is undoubtedly Noémi. She is Mátyás’s sister and Anna’s cousin. She gets treated like shit by Anna for a while before Anna realizes she’s treating her like shit (not totally forgiven on my end, Anna). She’s easily the highlight of this book, and I was even interested in her broken romance with William Skala, the anti-Binding revolution dude. She had distinct views, she was sympathetic without always throwing herself a damn pity party, and she went out of her way all the time to care for others.

The majority of the characters are unlikeable or nothing special (except you Noémi, kiss kiss, please transplant her to a better book), and I really believe they suffer from the style of writing. There. Is. Nothing. Going. On. So much time is thrown away in England! The first 20%~ is in England/traveling to Hungary/balls and parties in Austria, and we never see those characters again! Even in Hungary, the revolution is such a background matter that I can’t believe it’s pitched as the main plot. Anna visits the cafe where the student revolutionaries talk (COUGH did you mean the ABC Cafe?) and she listens to their talks and then goes home and *THINKS* about it for a while and changes her stance on revolution every chapter. And all of this comes into play way after the halfway mark.

The ending is another huge concern for me: everything is fine! The choices Anna made should have HUGE consequences but in the end it’s just… “oh yeah it wasn’t a huge issue, everything is pretty fine now”

WHAT???

SPOILERS You put me through all that indecision for it to end up not really being a huge problem? AHHHHH You made it out that if Anna broke the Binding all would be fire and brimstone, but it’s all pretty much OKAY? The evil creatures she released onto the innocent public just went on their merry way? No vendettas? No revenge? They don’t want to eat anybody? WHAT? And don’t forget, SHE BROKE THE BINDING. Why has the Circle not apprehended her? Why is she not dead? Or imprisoned? It’s all too easy! /SPOILERS

I’ve ranted too much already about this book, but I want to sum up by saying I am disappointed. This book had such potential for uniqueness: Hungarian revolution, interesting magic systems, mythos and folklore from Eastern Europe…

But from the get-go, Blood Rose Rebellion just didn’t deliver.

I received a free ARC of this book from the publisher in exchange for honest review. Thank you!