If the walking dead was a YA fantasy book, it would be this book. Sid Spencer is an average teenage girl, in a small town that used to be filled with magic. That magic is now locked away and kept safe by guardians to prevent people from using and abusing it. Until one of the guardians is killed and the magic is released. Sid has to join forces with the remaining guardians and a few survivors to lock up the magic and find her missing brother. I really enjoyed this, I loved the found family aspect and Sid’s growth throughout this book. I listed to the audiobook and Eunice Wong did such a great job narrating and bringing so much life to each of the characters. I was so so immersed while listening. The characters are all high school aged and the awkward teenage feelings are captured perfectly. My favourite example of this is when the FMC is describing what she thinks being hugged would be like as being engulfed by a phagocyte. I really enjoyed the premise and the overall message of the book but I found it a little long in places. It didn’t take away from my enjoyment though. This is mostly character driven which I don’t usually like but I found the ideas were original enough to keep me interested. 

Thanks to netgalley, dreamscape media and Robin Wasley for this ALC