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4.5
adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This book is absolutely wonderful. I picked it up because I know it's low fantasy and I'm hoping to get more into fantasy soon but I was met with a wonderful world of found family, slowburn romance, and such fantastic imagery that I felt like I was there myself. After all the sad books I've been reading, this book put me back together - truly a new favorite. 

Pros: I fell in love with all the characters - particularly Lucy, Talia, and Theodore, but all of them are amazing. The imagery is, as I said, fantastic. And the story is one that I needed to read - so wonderful. 

Cons: It was a bit slow at times, which is unfortunate, because otherwise, amazing.