Well. It’s safe to say that this book was really good. I found it in the library in the morning and finished it by dinner. Definitely a YA novel, this book is filled with magic, self-discovery, and the unraveling of a number of family secrets. Tamsin finds herself in a whirlwind of time, history, and a great, secret, family feud. There is romance, there is some crazy version of magic and… anti-magic. I was truly glued to this book and I couldn’t stop reading it once I started. Definitely suspenseful, and if I hadn’t ruined it for myself, then it would have been totally random, the ending that is. I’ve got to say though, MacCullough definitely pulled everything together. All the secrets, the stories, the insanity within characters. I really liked this book and can’t wait to begin the second (though I must, because I have a Chemistry assignment due soon!)

Plot: 5/5
Characters: 4/5
World Building: 4.5/5
Cover: 4/5
Overall: 4.5/5
GoodReads Rating: 4.81/5

-review by Between Printed Pages