So this was definitely a rough start but I am not mad that I pushed through.

So the book is split up into "Parts" and then chapters. Part 1 was honestly really...it was like a different author and I almost walked away. If people hadn't told me it does get better and that I have enjoyed her work in the past than I don't think I would have kept reading. I was tempted to start counting how many times Maas wanted to remind me that Bryce Quinlan was intoxicated. It had to be close to every other sentence. It was incredibly frustrating and unnecessary. Everything about the writing in Part 1 was off. It felt like someone else wrote that section because the writing returned to Maas's "regular" style after.

I also have to say Bryce Quinlan is the most fictional character name I have heard in a while.

Bryce and the rest of the cast definitely grew on me as the book went on and I was definitely getting a lot of Mortal Instruments vibes.

This was definitely my least favourite book from Maas but I do think I will read the sequel.