Jenn
I enjoyed this story. There were some slow parts in the beginning and the way the world and the magic system works is still a bit fuzzy, even after finishing the book. Part of it is that the main character isn't fully read in on how things work - she only has what she has been told by her corrupt government, where any suspicion of anything less than complete faith in the government is seen as heresy and treason and comes with a death sentence they call Mercy.
Isola has a lot of grit and fire to her and I like that she isn't immediately swoony over the male main character. She is loyal to her friends and displays a good relationship with her parents, who are divorced, her stepmother, and her step-siblings.
I think this book is going to be a duology, and I'd like to re-read it before the next book is released. I was excited to pick this book up on its release day.
I enjoyed this story. There were some slow parts in the beginning and the way the world and the magic system works is still a bit fuzzy, even after finishing the book. Part of it is that the main character isn't fully read in on how things work - she only has what she has been told by her corrupt government, where any suspicion of anything less than complete faith in the government is seen as heresy and treason and comes with a death sentence they call Mercy.
Isola has a lot of grit and fire to her and I like that she isn't immediately swoony over the male main character. She is loyal to her friends and displays a good relationship with her parents, who are divorced, her stepmother, and her step-siblings.
I think this book is going to be a duology, and I'd like to re-read it before the next book is released. I was excited to pick this book up on its release day.