I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

This book ended up completely blowing me away. It started off slow and I had a hard time getting into it at first but once Cricket and Ignaccia left the castle I started to enjoy it a lot more and once I reached the halfway point, I was literally reading it non stop. Cricket, Ignaccia and Yoshi all had a good dynamic when working with each other trying to solve the curses plaguing their kingdom. Cricket was a bit of an irritating character at times but Ignaccia and Yoshi did a good job keeping him and each other in check while dealing with dangerous situations. I also enjoyed how action packed it was and how while romantic elements between Cricket and Yoshi were certainly there it didn't take over the whole book.

The worldbuilding and character development felt a bit weird at times for me, but we learned more about the characters and the world throughout the book so I'm not complaining too much. I did find the beginning of the book to be a bit slow and I had a hard time keeping track of who was who.

Overall 4.75/5 stars