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I’ve had this on my shelf for a while and was so excited to get to it. The covers are gorgeous and I was hoping the inside would be too. I was really disappointed. I was going to rate this lower but the ending saved it some.

Mafi is building a huge world and I think there was a lot that confused me. There’s a lot of beautiful things and it’s got some really great details. It’s very whimsical. I don’t see this advertised as a Alice in Wonderland vibe but it totally is. I think my biggest issue was that during this journey everything is kept a secret from our main character. She has no idea what she’s doing and her companion is just keeping her in the dark. It also hindered how things worked for me, as a reader.

I also wasn’t the biggest fan of Alice or Oliver… not until the very end. They were just so bland. Also, all the secrets that Oliver had didn’t really make me like him. He kept getting mad at her for doing things but she literally had no idea how things worked. She keeps asking and he gets frustrated and ignores her half the time.

I was just so underwhelmed and was wishing for so much more from this. There is a lot of adventure in this book but I felt bored at times. I did put it down for a few days and I just finished it to finish. I did love the ending and I will read the next book because I own it. I’m just going in with low expectations.