i knew I wasn't in YA territory more when the FMC said she would resort to cannibalism as necessary in the first 10 pages lmao

this vibe does not carry through the book as much as I would have liked, for a book that describes itself as "dark", but we get some good gore and despicable deeds to make up for it

the romance seems like it should be right up my alley, lots of sarcastic quips and surviving danger together, but it mostly felt like they were going down a checklist of "things to do to be a couple". i think I just didn't connect with the characters enough 

loved the plot, I felt like the story took a bit too long to come along but I really liked digging into the lore and magic