I received an ARC ebook for free from BookSirens, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

I enjoyed reading this first novel by Sara Richards. She’s able to forge some interesting characters and provide solid character development. She gave her heroes and villains very cool superpowers.

There were scenes I liked, a lot of stuff I enjoyed, and other parts that left me confused. The world building is really great, except for the beginning, where I could use some introduction to the plot and world. The first chapter feels as if this wasn’t the first book in the series.

It feels like a mix of sci-fi, fantasy and mythology. The pace is quite quick, and a lot happened in those 471 pages. There are also a lot of names and nicknames you should remember. I wrote them down and made some notes while reading to keep track of the characters. I got used to Danielle, Raleigh, Harry and their Nethracium-fueled superpowers. There is friendship, love (LGBT+), family issues and a lot of other arcs going on. As much as it was confusing in the beginning, it got better after 1/4 of the book. I really wanted to know how it ends. And now, after I have finished, I’d like to know what's going on in the next books.