Best book I have read this year, 5/5⭐️ the magic system is unique and I can’t think of anything I’ve read that’s similar. The characters are complex and worth getting attached too unlike other series (cough ACOTAR cough cough) 

Elspeth made me love, hate and worry about her. 🤦🏻‍♀️ The girl needs a hug badly. 

My heart went out to Emory, he seemed so young and carefree between his bouts and I think his interactions with Elspeth massively enriched the world building helping you to understand the relationship between the nightmare and Elspeth. 

When it comes to the nightmare my feelings were complicated at first we was menacing then he seemed to thaw and I actually started to relate to him and his protectiveness of Elspeth but in the end I’m so conflicted on his actual intentions I’m going into book two wary of the giant fur ball. 

Ravyn is dark, mysterious and tense and I honestly think the author was a little bit smitten with him 😂 all those descriptions of his smirk. I saw them and girl you need to chill. However I get it he’s a handsome scary(not really) boy. 

I will say this book has a large amount of background/secondary characters and at first keeping up on who’s who can be a little difficult but honestly they enrich the story so well I wouldn’t get rid of any of them. Except Nerium she’s just a b*tch. 

However the ending was so abrupt I audibly gasped. I’m invested to deep to be cut off like that 😂 send help because I’m going straight into Two Twisted Crowns and I won’t be sleeping until I’ve read it cover to cover in a sitting.