I'd like to start off to say that I'm usually not into many books, and wanted to get into reading. I was drawn by the cover of this book, and decided to dive in and just try it out. It took me awhile to truly get started, having seen the book as a nice charming read as I got a few chapters in. As I said, I am someone who has never been really into reading and had a hard time with sticking to things. I paused my reading at the time for awhile, but then picked it up again. And after picking it up again, I finished the entire book in one sitting. I loved it so much- especially as someone who is into dark fantasy. The characters are fantastic and I grew to adore them even more so as the story went on, and I was actively engaged with these budding friendships and wanting to know more about them. The world building and imagery is something I really enjoyed about this book as well, and I believe the author did a fantastic job. I want to one day pick up this book again in the future, and read it all over again.