this book was trying to do too much, which ended up all coming off as confusing and kind of annoying. the magic system felt rushed and was made to feel very isolating yet didn't bother to explain itself. the main character was too in her head and didn't ever seem to come to any real conclusions, plus i didn't feel she made any character developments until maybe the second to last chapter. there were too many pointless characters introduced, and those that were meant to be important just felt like stand ins for something that wasn't well fleshed out. i would not recommend this book.