3.25 stars

I considered not finishing this a few times because I was having such a hard time getting into it. I had high hopes for it since I love a good Puritanical society read but the society was a little too simplistic to be enjoyable. I also never became invested in any of the characters and more often than not found myself annoyed with Immanuelle.

I did enjoy the parts about the Darkwood, I love a good creepy forest setting. Unfortunately, very little time is spent in it and it's the same with the Witches. They are often talked about but almost never seen which definitely hurt my rating since they were what I was most looking forward to.

Overall, my expectations may have been high but this book missed the mark for me.

Thanks so much to Netgalley and the publisher for the e-arc,