This book is a contemporary fantasy told from the POV of Malik, a teenager who is learning about a magical world and his place in it. 

I both read and listened to this book, the audio narration is really good and I recommend it!

I enjoyed the setting and the world building, we learn about everything as Malik does so there are still some aspects of the magic system that are only partially explained. There is a found family aspect to the story which I loved.

The pacing toward the end did begin to feel a little rushed as a lot happens, but I enjoyed the way the story wrapped up. Malik is a teenager and that is how is POV reads. He is not portrayed as perfect or all knowing and I appreciated that there are moments when he acknowledges this.

There are some really beautiful quiet moments in an otherwise fast paced story as well.

Looking forward to reading the next book in the series!