I don’t even know why I picked this one up—the cover is deceptive. It gives off vibes that it’s going to be some smutty lazy writing about an impossible female lead. Yes. I judged the cover. Who doesn’t? But this cover needs a serious facelift.

The writing is sly, witty, with scenes of delightfully snarky banter, bloody well-paced battle action (probably a bit too much of this for my liking near the end), a slow-burn romance (yes, yearning), and while there are some minor missed-in-the-editing-process errors, the writing is creative and unexpected.

Well, okay, fine. There is a bit of tmi, but it takes a good 75% of the novel for it to show up and is more intimate than cringey.

The whole concept of using ‘the power’ was insane (and I do mean that literally), but so so creative. Imagine your worst enemy being yourself. Psychotic and yet, quite relatable. 

Another note on the irritating cover: The mc is ‘fragmented (which is explained) and would look nothing like this oddly slack-clothed blond... also she has a back full of scars, and is far from perfect as depicted on the —in not going to go on. You get the point. Ignore the cover. Read the book.