I had high hopes for this read. I overall enjoyed it. I just felt like this book was a bit on the long side and the plot was not as strong as it could have been. I really loved the focused on both the family dynamics and siblings elements. I also really enjoyed the magic system. I just felt like the end middle of the book had some pacing issues. But i loved the character and really thought the magic system was cool!! I will def check out book 2 in the future. It gave me ivory key vibes and also ember in the ashes vibes!!