This book fits well in any basic YA fantasy YA: a mediocre main character that might not be that mediocre after all thrust in a new world where she has to survive. I enjoyed the worldbuilding and the magic system in the book, it was easy to learn but not too simple. The atmosphere of the city and all its secrecy and history was gripping.  I also appreciated the LGBTQ+ representation in the book. The characters themselves turned out to be pretty flat: the street gang boss is really just a sweetheart with a smirk and a gambling problem and the main character is in a perpetual state of either almost crying or feeling nothing. The descripting was also very repetitive in parts, not only did the book constantly remind us how the characters were feeling (the same thoughts as before) but also didn’t leave a lot of room for subtlelty or reading between the lines. It was always ”she did this therefore she felt like this”. Only exception is the romance where first they of course think that there could be no attraction between them to then just saying ”I should go” every time they get closer. I do appreciate the attempt at slow burn, but it’s not burning enough for me to care to read the rest of the series.