I think I had higher expectations for this book. It was a touch boring to me. Maybe it’s because I’ve read some really graphic horror books but I don’t think this book had enough gore to be considered horror. It’s just a really dark fantasy.

I loved Marlinchen but she wasn’t super enjoyable to read about. She was very naive but also like oddly horny. She was such a doormat for nearly the entire book that I wanted to both shake her and give her a hug. She really was used and treated like shit by everyone around her so I definitely had sympathy for her but I think the character development took too long to start.

I did really enjoy the romance with Sevas. I think it was really pure and the two could deeply relate with one another. On the outside their lives couldn’t seem more different but they lived parallel lives.