I feel like all the spooky, atsmpoheric YA books are coming out at the wrong time of year this year. This has all the witchy vibes to it, throwing in a little darkness here and there. I enjoyed the way that Albert wove the story, giving us flashbacks and allowing us to get pieces of the story here and there. It added to the overall tension of the book and drew you into the story even more.

I wouldn't say that the characters are necessarily all that likeable? But I think that's partly the point. Even if they aren't super likeable, they are well-developed, centering around this main event that happened with Ivy's mom. The characters in both the present day and the flashbacks were fully fleshed out, and that made the book more enjoyable to me.

However, I didn't quite believe the romance. Like, it's intertwined with the magic and the mystery, but it just didn't feel believable to me. But other than that, if you enjoy witchy YA books, you'll definitely enjoy this one!