I considered giving this a 3.75 ⭐️ rating, but I'll just round it up to a solid 4⭐️. 

To start off, I enjoy dual perspective books, but I was a little confused as to why Yagrin was the other perspective. I thought at first that he would become the love interest, but then he didn't, and now I'm worried that a love triangle is brewing for the 2nd book. I really hope he doesn't, though. I have read books where the villain is the other perspective, but with everything that has happened idk if I see him as the main villain. 

I enjoyed the twists in this, especially with the

grandma

. The more Quell discovered, the more mysteries needed to be unraveled. I was not happy with the way things ended

between Quell and Jordan. I also didn't like the way he just fell to the ground crying after his encounter with Yagrin. I wanted to see more from him and he just continued to disappoint me.

I liked the world that Elle created and I will be reading book 2 when it is released. 


Side note: I understand that marketing a book as a mash-up of other popular books/shows can help with sales, but I did not see this as a mash-up of Bridgerton and Fourth Wing. I feel like it was its own story and didn't need the comparison.