Two sisters, a Goblin king, and a game at play. This is a brilliant and fantastic new retelling of the Goblin Market mixed with elements of Labyrinth. The story follows Phoenix “Nix” Loring, an artist whose twin sister died on Halloween and whose’s parents also died on Halloween.... grieving the loss of her sister Nix has lost her ability to see color. All Nix has is her twin’s boyfriend Clarey, whom Nix herself has fallen in love with but hidden her feelings for him. Nix now lives with her Uncle who runs a magical bakery... and soon she discovers that the food he’s been selling and the person who he has been working with to supply the ingredients... is an actual fairy. Nix’s only comfort is the artwork and stories she’s been working on, about goblins and faeries and a world of magical creatures, but lately she’s been without a muse and has stopped drawing. When her uncle goes missing on Halloween Day, Nix knows something is wrong and that her family curse is happening again. With the help of Clarey, Nix steps into the goblin world and discovers that all her drawings have come to life and the only way to get her uncle back is to win the game against the Goblin King... yet more secrets will be revealed and her own twisted family history will come out. Nix will find herself not only questioning who she is but what this world is, what she is willing to sacrifice and how far she will go to save those she loves while healing from the guilt of her sister’s death... yet everything is a twisted game here and soon Nix will have to make the ultimate sacrifice. This is a story filled with romance, survival, grief, friendship, family, betrayal. and magic. I absolutely adored it and I can’t wait to see where the next book goes, especially with that cliffhanger of an ending!!!

*Thanks Netgalley and Bloomsbury USA Children's Books, Bloomsbury YA for sending me an arc in exchange for an honest review*