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3.5 stars

I am so conflicted with this story. It had such a great premise and was intriguing from the beginning. I got lost in the middle and struggled to get wrapped into the story. The one great thing was the wonderful friendships.

The characters stood out and kept me interested. Jenny was the stand out to me. Of course, this is mostly about her and told from her perspective. I adored how she tread the line between being "good" and "bad." She recognized that she was a monster but wanted more. I love her relationship with Brackus the most. They were hilarious, and I loved their banter. It got me through many of the duller moments in the story. Temperance was a nice addition. I understand that her character was to show Jenny that there's more to being a monster. There are always two sides to a story, and she was able to see things from a different perspective. I did find Temperance rather annoying at times. I truly understand wanting to do anything for your children, but there are lines.

I thought the Fae world was intriguing, and I liked all the different characters you see throughout. The one hang-up I have is that she overdid it with the fairytales. We had several of them and then thrown into another story, towards the end, that felt out of place. The quests, which took up a good chunk of this book, were not as interesting as I hoped. I am not a big fan of a book that is a journey. The traveling becomes so drawn out. The quests are where the pacing was all over the place for me. I started the book hooked and couldn't stop reading. By the end of the book, I felt it was a completely different book and a different tone.

As I said, I'm conflicted. I loved the relationships, and I loved Jenny. There's a lot to love about this story, but a few things I struggled with. I will pick up what she writes next.

Thank you, Orbit and Netgalley, for the e-arc. All thoughts and opinions are my own!