I loved Addie Larue, it was one of my favourite books last year so I was keen to read this when it came out but somehow I am a bit behind on reading this one.

I didn't like this one quite as much as I expected to and would rate it 3.5 stars overall. It was only a short book but it took me longer to get through it than a 300 page book normally would because I just found it a bit boring really. I don't know why but I didn't really connect with any of the characters and felt like the plot moved too slowly but then too quickly and the pacing was a bit all over the place. I would have liked to have spent more time in Merliance school and exploring Gallant as a whole because I feel like a bit more world building would have made the book feel more solid.

I did still like the book and thought the writing was great and easy to follow. I would have liked it to be more spooky.