I would like to thank the publisher and NetGalley for allowing me to read and honestly review an advanced reader’s copy of this book.

*insert a lot of screaming here*
The way this book got me?! The way these characters started off as empty stereo types and then so very quickly became so real?!

I love a book within a book and that’s what this is. Tl;dr, a girl is dying and gets the chance to go into a fantasy book world to maybe save her own life in the real world. So she meets all these book characters she barely remembers (because she didn’t really read the first book, only the sequels) - and they’re not real people, so she goes full villain to get what she wants.

And it’s funny! There’s a whole villain musical number! But then it’s also heartbreaking?? I won’t spoil, but Key, Marius and Cobra all have my heart.

The ending made me scream - I did see the twist coming, but in the way of: “oh god, I hope this is where it’s going because if this one character doesn’t return I will scream”.

Despite its kind of rough start, this is a 5 star read for me, give me the sequel now, thanks