This was a really good book! I thought the whole magic system was really different and so interesting. I loved how it connected to Greek mythology. I didn't see that coming at first and it added a cool little twist to the magic system.
The beginning plot felt so reminiscent of my real life that it was actually insane. Briseis inherits a huge plot of land with a house and everything is paid for but you have to decide if you're going to go live there or not? Meanwhile your family is currently living in a rented apartment that is way overpriced and living paycheck to paycheck? It was literally deja vu for me. Plus the cleaning of the house? I think she copied my life exactly front the last three years. So I thought that was pretty funny and definitely kept me interested in the book more than I already was.
I liked Briseis as a character. I liked that she was trying to find answers for herself and she had the bravery to go looking for them. I also liked that she just wanted to find someone who wasn't her parents that she could trust with her secrets. We all struggle to find good friends sometimes and I liked seeing that struggle reflected in this book.
I will say that I found the plot to be a little predictable.

I pretty much saw the Connor and his mom betraying Briseis thing almost right away. He was too conveniently there and helpful and took the news of her powers too easily. Same with his mom. I also guessed Marie would be immortal because of the heart plant as well.

But the one thing that I wasn't sure about was how this was going to become a duology. It seemed like it was on track to wrap everything up and leave us with no questions at all until the very end when everything hit the fan.

I did guess that Celine would come back because they kept hinting that she had only gone missing, not that she was found dead, so I thought that could have something to do with it, but I didn't think that was enough to warrant a completely new plot line for a mother book. But then Briseis' mom died and Hecate showed and I was just blown away.

I can't wait to read the next one and see where this all goes!