Whenever a book is this hyped I'm always apprehensive towards it because are you objectively good or subjectively good? I've heard enough great things to want to try this book out anyway, but the question was definitely valid to be asked! Regardless of my initial wariness, I'm here to say that One Dark Window was phenomenal! 

The beginning is super confusing in the best way possible. I was struggling to piece together the world and its politics and cast of characters and I had the best time doing it. The writing style is incredibly seductive- I wanted to know everything about anything the further I got into the story. And the magic system was truly unique. With all the fantasy books out there you'd think authors would've ran out of ways to concoct new magic systems by now, but this book exemplifies that unique magic systems are still out there just waiting to be discovered by reader and author. 

The plot was well executed and I understood perfectly how high the stakes were. I felt urgency on behalf of our characters too! Time was running out to unite the Cards and rid Blunder of the Mist, but there were a great many outside forces delaying our unlikely heroes from finishing their goal. It was interesting and engaging! The romance was good, it's nothing I hadn't read before so it wasn't pushing the needle. It was entertaining and I can't wait to see what happens in Book 2!