I was in a terrible week's long reading slump when I decided enough was enough. When in doubt, go for a romantsy. I had this book sitting in my kindle for a hot minute and on a whim, I decided to give it a chance. What an adventure this turned out to be!

The beginning of this novel was hard to get through, I won't lie. It's not that there was a lot of info dump necessarily, but I believe it was in part due to my reading slump and the way the plot and characters were introduced. Once Raven entered the trials, I was completely invested in this story! It was extremely captivating and immersive read. I haven't read a good witch-y book since the Vampire Diaries, LOL. 

Raven has such a strong moral compass, it was easy to believe that she would rather get taken advantage and abused from her competition than stand up for herself. I know now that deep down, Raven has the capacity to outpace any witch, regardless of status or age. And it was more of a strategic effort on her part to let the pettiness slide rather than show the full extent of her powers. Raven is so used to being undermined and scrutinized, I don't blame her for choosing her battles.

That ending though? Phew. What a whirlwind of emotions. I was on the edge of my seat wanting to know what would happen next and even then, I was not prepared when it was finally revealed. I just hope Raven knows that now is the time to show her enemies exactly who they've pissed off and enact proper revenge. I'm so excited to read book 2!!