This is what YA should be- excellently written with a great, non contrived plot set in a land with great characters and world building.

Jude is a beyond fantastic MC and I love that she's almost a genuinely bad person while still feeling like a good one, and Carden is almost a good person while feeling like a bad one. Their dynamic was flawless and I cannot wait to see how it develops.

Really every character decision feels real here and Madoc in particular is very complex.

All the twists worked and the world itself felt like a Fae fairytale.

Fuck Taryn tho and Locke. Especially Locke actually.