Im not entirely sure what i just read tbh. 

What started out as a really good premise just sort of blended into this confusing, poorly structured fever dream that im more than happy to be free of. 

This is a “lost heir” trope and i loved the initial premise but it just didnt deliver on any real excitement and the magic system was confusing as hell. It was by far the weakest element of the book. If it had been better explained it might have been more entertaining but overall all, just weak. 

I wasnt entirely sure where this took cultural inspo from. If not for the Middle Eastern word use, these people could’ve looked like and been anyone. When you have a book by a diverse author, you want and need the characters to be unapologetically brown and these seemed to all under the radar so i have no clear understanding of what anyone looks like. 

The MMC was a positive throughout until he sort of wasnt. In the group chat i described him as Edward Cullen by thr end because of his aversion to the FMC’s magic and his unexplained pallid skin. In a Middle Eastern world? Why?! How?!

The FMC was a bit tiresome throughout but i will give it to her for sarcasm and humour. Although the majority of the time it was a little misplaced. 
The side characters had potential but werent fleshed out enough and the romance had a great basis but again, didnt live up to its potential and morphed into insta love. I enjoyed their initial battle of wills but found it unbelievable once a man who’s meant to be so smart, still hadnt worked out who the heir was. 

It just felt really juvenile tbh and i struggle to find something truly outstanding to say about it.