I would like to thank Edelweiss and Tor for the opportunity to read and review this ARC.

dnf @ 22%

i am very grateful for this ARC but unfortunately this just isn't for me. i'm not connecting to the narrative tone nor the fmc. there's a dissonance between the urban fantasy flex and the slavic folklore and i'm just not feeling it.  i'm also not sure that it's fair to compare this to novik or witcher, as the first 6 chapters read fairly YA and is "similar" only because of some lightweight monster action in the opening bits. but i've not read the whole thing so maybe the tone, stakes, dynamism and writing improves later on.