I received a free digital copy from the author/publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest feedback.

Ugh, I don't know why I found this book so hard to read. On paper, it should be good, it's about a young girl with a destiny trying to save her mother from a pack of hungry demons and a quest through a strange and wonderful world. Why didn't I love it?

I think my problem was this book was just too much for me. It was trying to be serious and funny and eccentric and young adult and romantic all at the same time and I just couldn't deal. Parts of the fantasy world, attached to the real world, reminded me of the Discworld seen in Terry Pratchett's books. However, I feel like Pratchett was the only person who could get away with such a mix of weird and wonderful. In this book, it felt like it was trying too hard and I just felt tired and breathless. There didn't seem to be much breathing space between obstacles. They defeated one monster, and another appeared right around the corner. I just couldn't enjoy the book, and was relieved when I finally finished it.