Intersex main character. Intersex MAIN character. INTERSEX MAIN CHARACTER.

Okay, that was super important and I really wanted to make note of it. because I have never seen the word intersex in a book. Certainly not to describe the main protagonist. And that's why I love this series.

There wasn't a whole lot of action. Indeed, this felt shorter and tamer than the other books in the series, with about half the book taking place outside of our magical world to talk about the effects of bullying and pressures put on young girls to conform. Which was important but also unexpected.

I do like that we don't see Regan as violent. She never has to fight and indeed her otherness is embraced and even celebrated again and again. Though I did really like the ending.

{Thank you Tor.com and NetGalley for the advanced copy; all thoughts are my own}