aztlan's Reviews (238)

 I really enjoyed this book. The book made the struggles of the characters feel extremely real and authentic, without making the characters feel unrelatable to someone who (like me) has very little experience with substance abuse. I appreciated the acknowledgement that various forms of trauma are often related and how they factor together.

I adore Lydia's tattoo shop family, they were so much fun, and I loved seeing how much they supported her, no matter what was happening in her personal life. Honestly, I'd love to read an entire book about them.

The main reason I didn't give this book 5 stars is because I found it a little challenging to follow at times. I didn't go into this book knowing about the Cupid's Cafe series, and there was very little context about it, it felt almost redundant and like it belonged in a different book. There was also sometimes POV jumps that felt oddly timed, which again, sometimes made it difficult to follow.
Overall, a book I would thoroughly recommend. 

I liked this book a lot, but I didn't love it. I was really intrigued by the world this book established, and would have loved to learn more about the world. Perhaps additional information from the perspective of the more worldly characters (Navaeli or Meparik maybe) because the history of the world really drew me in, especially

the death of most of the gods

.  I also did not realise this book was on the younger end of young adult, which threw me slightly as I usually read older YA or adult fiction. 
Overall, I really enjoyed this book, and I'm excited to see what Heeren does with the worldbuilding she has started.