I usually avoid anything that is primarily romance but I really liked the synopsis of this book so I thought I’d give it a go

I loved it

I can’t help but feel the marketing and the target audience for this book has completely missed the mark, including the cover! Yes it’s a Romeo and Juliet retelling but I found the romance in this to be not all that prominent but just something that naturally coincided with the dark and gritty story

I’ve been looking for something to scratch the itch ever since finishing the Green Bone Saga and here we finally have it! Two witch families in an urban setting who are at each others throats with unexpected plot lines, dark magic and some shocking character decisions/revelations where no one is safe

I found the world building to be slightly lacking, I was craving more from it especially some more environments. The characters were likeable overall but they definitely needed some more chill with them as they all seemed to be annoyed about something

It’s a well written character driven fantasy and I’d really recommend if you usually enjoy these sort of stories. This is a classic case of don’t judge a book by its cover