If Hunger Games and Maze Runner plus the magic from Harry Potter had a love child, then this book is it. The plot line is so exciting and it got me all tingly diving into the story. The characterization of each Champion also gave off a promising ride of villainy and fun. Ilvernath as a location is a mixture of modern setting tinged with ancient traditions. Magik and normalcy runs amok within Ilvernath and how the authors described the familial backgrounds and their seats of power already drove me to the edge of my seat. So, overall experience? Mixture of satisfaction, confusion and disappointment all at once.

Albeit, the plot is promising there's minimal villainy in the story. Probably because this is the first book, however, I was expecting blood, murder, Hunger Games excitement, curses and spells being casted every Chapter. There were some scenarios of death and gore yes, but it was short lived. The all powerful and dangerous Lowe family is not what I expected at all. Being an anti-hero on a story is supposed to catapult the plot to a whole new world but it just fell flat towards the middle to end. Perhaps the 2nd book will redeem it (well, hopefully)