I would like to thank the publisher, Netgalley, and the author for the ARC of this book. I read an advanced copy of this book, so the final edition of the book might be slightly different. All thoughts and opinions are my own, as always.

I’ve been excited about this book since it was just a choose your own Twitter adventure, and I was ecstatic to be a part of the physical ARC tour and to be approved for an e-arc! I’m not usually a big urban fantasy fan/reader, but I love Susan Dennard and had so much fun with this story back on Twitter that I couldn’t help but be excited about this!

To begin with, I quite enjoyed all the nods to the original twitter adventures, and appreciated that they were still well-hidden enough within the narrative that it wouldn’t bother people who didn’t get the references. It felt like such a fun bonus, and it did help draw me back into this story and world a bit faster. I also really liked how quick and breezy of a read this was, and it was honestly a great break to have in the middle of a busy exam period for me. It was also comforting, returning to this world I’d technically been a part of before, even if the book itself is quite different from the original story we saw on Twitter. It meant I didn’t feel like I was rereading an old favorite, but more experiencing a new, cleaner version of something I’d loved before.

In some cases, it did feel a bit simpler and younger than I had originally been expecting, though at the same time this is a YA book, and does slot perfectly within those expectations. I would say it’s a bit on the younger side of YA compared with some other books (and from what I remember of Truthwitch), and I feel like this is mainly due to the main character. She’s clearly young and naive at points, though this did endear me to her a bit! She’s still extremely driven and passionate about her dream, but she does make mistakes that many teenagers would, and while this can sometimes be frustrating, it does feel extremely realistic for her!

Overall, I had a lot of fun with this book, even if it was a little be less than I was expecting. I still can’t wait for the next installment, and to see what Illumicrate does with their special edition!