Sometimes you just need a good YA fantasy book to get you back into the swing of reading for pleasure. and Lakesedge did not disappoint! I opened this book expecting monsters and got SO. MUCH. MORE. Violeta - amazing. Rowan - phenomenal. The angst between the two of them - outstandingly described. This is a truly magical, dark, unfortunate world these two and their companions reside in. And the Lord Under - what a creeper. I devoured this book and cannot wait for the second.

Thank you so much NetGalley and the publisher for allowing me to read an ARC of this book. It was just what I needed!