* I got this book for review from the publisher*

I really wound up loving this book.I have been a large fan of the land of stories series. I really enjoyed this as a prequel series and all the fam faces we met. I loved the magic school element and also loved how this book focused on found family. I also thoughts this book tackled so harder topics like poltics, and prejudices and really had a hard time putting this book down. I found the small group of characters so fun. I loved the unexpected twists and turns and loved the writing styles and the world building. I am dying for book 2!