I went into this knowing that very long books are generally not my jam, but I wanted to love this one. I enjoyed the characters and I never felt bored, but the main feeling I took away was not a feeling of love is powerful, but more that magic is complicated and confusing. Maybe that's sort of the point, love is a complicated and confusing magic of its own. Life is magic. I haven't read the author's previous works, but I think I would appreciate her style more in short story format.