I really wanted to love this book. A lot of people have been telling me it’s their favorite of the year, but I thought it was just meh.🫤 For one, you’ll definitely need to read the second book; this is basically the first half of the story. Also, I believe the narrator Lisa Cordileone affected how much I liked it because I actually started reading the print version, but it got returned to the library before I could finish so I got Audible instead only to realize I liked the print version much more. I felt the way Lisa read the characters - especially Nightmare - was bland and she portrayed Elspeth as quite  whiny - but perhaps that was what the author intended? The premise of this book is interesting, I love that anyone can have magic, not just Fae or people from another realm, and its dark undertones were intriguing. The writing was kind of repetitive though; we get it the Nightmare’s voice is oily; we get it nothing comes for free. A little more imaginative description would be welcome. I am going to read the second book though because I need to find out what happens.😆