The Temptation of Magic

A well-written, easy to read dark academia, with elements of supernatural beings mixed in.

While it was a bit difficult for me to get into at first, the world building elements not 100% grabbing hold of my attention, once the main characters meet and the plot begins to kick off, it was very easy to read and flowed very well. I definitely preferred Kyan's POV rather than Nicole's, though once Nicole accepted herself, it was fun to see both.

I don't know how I feel about the whole ‘mates' thing, since it was a great start into a budding romantic interest for them both that sudden alters into a compulsion because of what they are. While I understand the need for it, as a method to overcome an external oath, perhaps I'm just not a fan of the whole soulmates thing.

The ending was dealt with nicely, leaving a cliffhanger but wrapping up as much as they could without copping out to throw it all into the next book. I definitely want to know more about the Wake, as well as understand why Callum is so fixated on Freya.

I look forward to reading the sequel in the future.