"Why would anyone buy an itchy tablecloth? The Naupures were monsters.”

I absolutely loved this book! It had it all, characters of color, humor, an intriguing magical system, swoon-worthy romance, heartache, you name it. I also really enjoyed the alternating first person POV. I think it gave the story and characters a lot more depth than if it had just been from Adraa's POV.

This is not an #ownvoices book and I’m sure the author is going to get a lot of backlash for this since it is an Indian/South Asian inspired fantasy but if you think this will be an issue for you, I recommend you read the Author’s Note first. I’m not a sensitivity reader by any means but I detected nothing offensive in this book and while I think it’s important to support authors of color, I think credit should be given to authors who attempt to break from the norm and give readers more diversity in their cast of characters whether they can claim that diversity as their own or not. A non-perfect representation is better than no representation.

See my full review and favorite quotes on my blog! Thanks so much to the author, publisher, Netgalley, and TBR & Beyond Tours for the e-arc!