Bit conflicted on how to review this one.

Firstly, this is such an improvement from Star Daughter!

This was incredibly creative, with an interesting plot and well-developed world/magic system. The characters read young (even for YA) which lead to a lot of their interactions feeling both petulant and rushed. It reminded me of a DCOM in book form (particularly a Descendants-esque movie) which I think will be perfect for some people.

I also think that's why this book doesn't exactly work for everyone. And why it didn't work for me. I'm rounding my rating up to a 4 star because I really do think this was successful in being the type of story it wanted to be, but I wasn't the biggest fan of the story it wanted to be lol.
The pacing and the immature way everything was handled, as well as a struggle with characterization are among the top of my issues with the book. At the end of the day, these are also really subjective things and I know that they wouldn't bother everyone the way they bothered me.

Overall, I loved the rep. I loved the magic system and the mythology. I loved how unique the plot was. I think this book has a lot going for it and I do recommend it, as long as you're not expecting this to be the most developed YA book you've ever read.