Think hunger games, but all the contestants have bad ass witch powers. The FMC has a pet crow, and the MMC is trying to resist the fact that he's a simp. Dark themes so there's daddy and family issues, betrayal, some unaliving and some carnage.

The concept of this book was so promising, and the plot was interesting. However, I found that this read fell a little short in execution, character development, and dialogue. The transition from enemies to lovers was quite abrupt, and the ending felt rushed. A little info dumpy in the beginning chapters. The sentence structure was weird at times, which led to a bit of a clunky read, and the pace was a little inconsistent.  Overall, though, it's an okay book with an interesting storyline and magic system. I think there is potential for this to be a really good series, and with the world-building/intro out of the way, I think the second book may read more smoothly.

P.S: While reading this book, I found out that there is another version as well. The version I read and what this review is based on is 317 pages (slightly longer than the other one that has 280 some pages). 

I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.