2.5 stars.

After a lot of indecision, I ultimately rated this book 2.5 stars. It had a strong first half, and I was initially really invested in the world and in the witches - I liked the three types of witches and the way their powers were varied. I also found it interesting and compelling that the more powerful the witch, the more they were stigmatised. It really helped to drive home the dystopia built on male power and female subjugation. Unfortunately I'm a character reader, and I just didn't get to learn enough about these characters to care about them. I wanted to really emotionally connect to the witches especially, but they weren't distinct enough for me to fall in love with them. I also found that the latter half of the book lost focus in a lot of ways. I found it confusing and a little over-complicated, and I lost the thread of what was happening several times. The writing was good and this wasn't a bad read, but I think I wanted a little more from it overall.