I went into this book hearing it had gone viral but also that there were mixed reviews. Within the first 50 pages, I knew it was going to be a five star read for me. Even some of the more predictable tropes within the book were presented in an unexpected and unique way.

It reminded me a lot of A Court of Mist and Fury by SJM and since that is my fave book in the ACOTAR series, I was pleasantly surprised at the parallels. With that being said, the way that the FMC ends up in the world with the MMC was completely unexpected and different than anything else I’ve read.

Something I loved most about this book was the attention to detail that the author gave to the other characters outside of just the FMC and MMC. Carrion?! Everlayne?! Lorreth?! So well-written.

The only criticism I have of this book was that the F bomb was dropped so many times that it became redundant. Totally not against profanity but I like when it’s used to convey strong emotion and there were so many times when it was just used in the FMC’s everyday usage that when she actually did use it in a way that expressed intense emotion, it almost lost its power. Out of all the characters in the book, I found her the least relatable, which was … odd.

Still a five star read for me, though. Quicksilver is one of those books that I’ll be wishing I could read for the first time again.