Ella

Holy moly what a book.

Really enjoyed Annabelle and Sebastian’s story in the first book of the series but …. THIS ONE!! Lucie and Tristan’s relationship has it all. Sometimes an enemies to lovers trope is too far fetched but this was so so well done. C’mon Lucie is literally running a women’s suffrage movement like!!!!!! We love a very strong and independent female lead!! Tristian was literally the most ideal person to be with Lucie.

4.5⭐️

Artemisia Gentileschi’s story gets brought to life with a fictional twist. Not only is Artemisia trying to make herself known in a male-dominant world - she has to do so while also handling magic and a griffon?!

Artemisia’s story on its own is quite incredible and in my opinion did not need magic to accompany it. The magic system unfortunately did not feel too well structured - I felt as if there were a lot of loose ends. The magic was there just for the sake of being there, and what could have brought up the rating of this story for me was if this was truly just a fictional retelling.

Even though the magic system was frustrating, I wouldn’t recommend skipping this book. Again, Artemisia’s story is remarkable and I genuinely found myself invested for every second of this book.

*PLEASE check out her art as well!!*

Also this definitely felt like a Francesco and Artemisia fan fic. Had me giggling :p

3⭐️

For my first Ali Hazelwood book, this did not disappoint. Was thinking about this book nonstop when it was not in my hands.

The characters were very methodically thought out and consistently were apart of it all. Even tied up loose ends from the beginning which was nice to see. Loved Nolan and Mallory’s relationship at every point in the book, would root for them any day.

Mallory’s sisters were lowkey the best part - they were absolute menaces.

4⭐️