finally a book to get me out of my reading slump.

in a different world, this would be a 4.5 rating, but alas we are in this one, so it's gonna be a 5. it's better than some of my other 5 stars, but it's also worse than others. right in the middle.

one thing about this book, it is SO FAST PACED. which i love. they'd discover or reveal one thing, then it'd be used/resolved in the next chapter. not a ton of big mysteries, no windy paths, non connfusion, easy to follow. yes. that's all i want in a book, for the most part. there is a central mystery kinda, but i felt like it was overshadowed by other parts of this book (that i liked better).

i started this book thinking there would be a

love triangle

, which i dont love, but this didn't really have that. yay :) the romance in this book was more subtle than i had wanted, but i enjoyed it nonetheless. 

as with most books with multiple POVs, i found myself looking forward to Ailesse's and Bastien's more than Sabine's, especially since there were two separate parts to the story and i just preferred the romance part between Ailesse and Bastien. 

for a book that took me a day to read 54 out of the 56 chapters, i can't deny that i very much enjoyed this book.