At first I was very hesitant about this book, but it really surprised me! I devoured this book. Murphy was a very cute character, even a fallen angel can be cute right? I loved the banter between Murphy and Joy. All the characters have a very special place in my heart now. The climax of the story felt rushed and I was expecting something different.
There were a few points that I wished for more. As a debut novel though it was very well written.

I am looking forward to the rest of the series and I want to recommend this book to everyone!!

An Emotion of Great Delight was just as the title says. I enjoy Tahereh Mafi as a person and author. I love the way she writes her story to relatable as well as informative. This book was good for what it gave me.

I felt that the story lacked a bit though. I ran into a few plot confusions.
Shadi and Joy being the center of the book yet the book is full of pure sadness. This is full of grief, self harm, harsh words, and hate. The joy being buried very deep down.

My biggest annoyances were with Noah and the ending of this book.
Noah being in the book at all made no sense. There was no point to him being there really.
The ending of the book was a bit rushed with literally no resolution.

The writing is the reason I’m rating this so high. I also feel as though my rating is solely on enjoyment because some of the content I am not the target audience for.

Nicola Yoon has done it again. Reading her words get better with every book.
I want to say “don’t go into this expecting a fairytale because my heart hurts.” However, even with the hurt this was still a fairytale. Evie felt so much pain during this book from beginning to end, but she learned so much about herself and love.

I truly enjoyed Evie and X. I think the lesson Evie learned was inspiring.