3.5 stars

I ended up putting this book down for 2 weeks after reading the first chapter but once I came back to it and got a little farther in, I was intrigued. The magic in the world was interesting. There are 3 types of people:
Solitaires: (muggles I suppose)
Traders: People able to trade into an animal form while retaining their human mind but have a shortened life-span.
There are also Manticores which are a sub-group of Traders.
Sylvestri: Not a lot of information was given about them and I wish that had not been the case but they seem to primarily Native Americans or Native Americans are primarily Sylvestri. Either way, I wish I had more information on them.

I had hoped for a more exciting Ordeal at the end but it fell a little short of the mark. The twist at the end has me curious enough for a 2nd book so fingers crossed.

Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for the arc!