My Rating : 4🌟

I ended up LOVING the characters so much!!!Omg I can't believe I read this book in a single sitting!!
Thankyou J.M.Wong for the review copy! 😍
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This book revolves around our main character Alivia, who tries really hard to help her family as well as escape the clutches of the 'Blessers'. The first thing I really loved about this book was the format in which the story is told. So it starts at a later date, and as the plot progresses, you get a flashback of the events that happened leading to the end, which is where the book actually started. Plus the fact it happens around halloween is just a bonus. Now coming to the characters. When you start reading this book, you get really interested in the style of presenting the story, you automatically start expecting the characters to exhibit certain characteristics. And they definitely do not disappoint. During the first half of the book , it's not clear how the magic system works, or who the characters are because there are no explicit descriptions to them and character traits to define them as characters. But it kind of helps the story in a way as you go into the second half of the story.
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Now coming to the actual plot-line, the starting of the story might feel a little cliched, and I almost thought the ending would be predictable. BUT it definitely held it's promise and delivered a great deal. You can see the progress in the writing style within the book itself. One thing that irked me was the editing. I know this is a self-published book, but if the editing was better, this could have been even more interesting. One more point to note is the age of the characters. They exhibit the character traits of Young adults, but they are only 13/14 years old which was a bit confusing at times. The magic usage and the categories of people in this magic system could have been explained a little better. It made sense, but I didn't understand it clearly for a long time. The backstory for Alivia could have been explained better. You don't get to understand why she is doing what she is doing until the end and that was slightly frustrating.
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I absolutely loved the relationship between Alivia and Joshua. You get the hint right from the start, but it's nice to see the relationship progress. The characters were all flawed and really relatable ( Not on the soul reaping level, but that would be cool too! ) and it gets really dark in the middle and I did not expect that! And can I just say I absolutely loathe the 'supposed to be mother' character? There were a lot of great friendships, lovely characters, and that ending was absolutely amazing!! I was so confident it would end one way, and I was shocked at how it ended!.. Not to spoil, but I wish I had a brother like that!. THE ENDING!! Omg unexpected bonds were made, so many heartwarming moments and it was just amazing!..
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Overall, the plot was really interesting, the characters were adorable and I loved them to bits ( Even the bad ones ), the writing & editing could have been better, and the highlighted texts explaining what is happening next to few conversations were a little distracting. But, if you are a fan of Grim Reaper like stories, or just a bunch of 14 year olds kicking ass and leading a double life, some really dark character traits that gets better, definitely give this book a try. I definitely enjoyed my time reading this book!