Listen - why have I never read these before? It's clever, how much this book has me begging for me. With 30 pages left I had no idea how we were going to get any sort of closure. And apparently 90% of the Barnes & Noble stores across the country (my own statistic) are waiting on more copies of the second book to arrive.

I was worried that entering a new world would be a bit more work than I was really wanting for an end of the year read, but Leigh Bardugo has done an incredible job with her world building. I can't wait to read more.

It took me back to my middle school days a bit, and Mal gives off strong Gale vibes, but it was worth it.