This has an incredibly strong start, it's atmospheric and takes the time early on to establish what Lore's motivation is and why we should care. The cover is also incredible, I am on my hands and knees for Green...

I don't want to say the second half gets a lil wishy-washy because that's not accurate but also isn't /not/ accurate, yknow? It's just weaker towards the end. I think if you've read other reviews of mine, I hate when the last hour of the book has the True Villain has their mustache twirling monologue to squeal bait or wrap up the plot in the last few pages. There's also some really fucked up shit in the end that just isn't given the weight I'd expect for something of the gravity. It's described very matter-of-factly and Lore doesn't have that visceral reaction I would have expected.

I really love Lore, she's strong and confident yet gentle and generally curious, everything I want in a protagonist. I never felt she did anything stupid, or reckless. I do wish she would have asked some pretty basic questions, and maybe the end could've been avoided, like "How do you know this?" "How do you know that?" "What's up with this stupid book?" "How do you know each other?" right. If she asked people how or what they knew, she'd get to the truth WAY faster, but she never asks other people questions.

The chemistry between the two love interested is incredibly skewed it is painfully obviously who like the End Relationship would be. Which really sucks because I was hoping for some Haters to Lovers with Asher and Finn and they'd be Lore's too boyfriends. But the way Asher and Lore sorta arrive at their relationship a little too quickly was my warning sign, I knew from the cover there was another guy coming and I knew it was over for Asher. Not even in the running my brother in Goddess.

Another thing that really bothered me is both relationships start off the same way. That fake "enemies to lovers" where the guy is really stand-offish and a lil mean, and the girl is all like 'jerk! why is he so mean >:(' like... I get it, they're both emotionally constipated, but it would've made a bigger impact is one of them had been actually friendly in the bigging, or maybe mischievous; Helping Lore at a price instead of like 'she's the main character, they have to help' reasons.

To be incredibly clear, this is in no way enemies to lovers, because Lore is not enemies with Asher or Finn ever, neither of them like her to start with but that doesn't make them enemies.

Analeigh makes this book incredibly atmospheric and is really good and making the world feel full and lived in. The small details provided really add a lot to the books charm, and I deeply aspire to have that attention to detail!

To wrap it up, if you're looking for a solid romantasy, here is it. The plot and the goings on are really the strength and I sorta wish this had been a standard fantasy instead of a romance, but oh well! It's still good :) give it a read