1.5/5

If you mixed Howl's Moving Castle with Black Butler and a boring plot.

I really liked the beginning of this book and the worldbuilding.

Buuuut :(

It all fell down

The characters were boring. The plot felt meandering, predictable, and without urgency.

I liked Elisabeth at first- her naivety was refreshing and fun. But once she started learning more about the world outside of the library, her character became bland and felt one note.

There was also decent banter in the beginning with Nathaniel, but that dropped off as well. He was soooooooooo boring. I was not a fan of this romance, and it felt unnecessary. I also didn't like reading about HOW passionate these 16 year olds were in their makeout sessions.

Villain felt cartoonish, and not knowing his motivations until the absolute last second took away any tension that could have been.

Idk, it felt like nothing had any weight. Too many takes backsies ( )

DNF ( )

This is one of my most favorite books now! How come more people haven’t heard of or read this?! Everyone needs to read/ listen to this - I LOVE it! I hope there’s more of this. ( )

2529

Very unique and very engaging, just had a few spots where it felt like something was not fully explained for the reader. ( )