I read this book because it was overdue back to the library and it was a 3 day yomtov so I couldn't return it until yomtov was over and, anyway, it was fine but probably would have benefited from an enthusiastic reader.
Two main issues - I'm just really tired of the Romeo and Juliet model of YA relationships. They come from opposite worlds, they hate each other...but then fate throws them together. There's usually a terrible secret involved. Can't people just like each other? Also, and I think this may be a growing-up thing, why do all the main characters have to be so prickly??
Second issue - The villain was...cartoonish and unappealing and not worth...rooting against because she felt utterly preposterous. So I wasn't invested in the struggle to beat her because she felt so shallow and uninteresting. Meh - Ursula deserved better.
But I finished it and it was fine and I don't regret the time I spent on it. But also I probably shouldn't attempt any YA for a while because my current mood seems to be