The best thing about this book was the characters, hands down. Not only do we have great queer representation, but also disability rep too. Of course, it's Anna-Marie McLemore, so that's kind of expected at this point. I appreciated all of the details and emotions that when behind our two main characters, Val and Cade. They had fabulous chemistry, and they felt like they could just be with each other. I absolutely loved every moment of that.

It's the world building that brought the story down for me. While usually I don't mind just beind dropped into the middle of the action, in this story, it didn't feel like there were enough details for me to fully grasp what was going on. There's a war between kingdoms and some sort of curse, but we switched points of view so much I felt like I never really got the full story. Adding a few more details definitely would have helped in this aspect.

Despite that, please keep bringing this kind of diversity to YA fantasy! It's great for all kinds of readers to see themselves in these magical worlds.