From the Mouths of Sirens
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Summary
What if The Little Mermaid killed the prince instead of falling in love with him？
A high fantasy reimagining of the classic fairytale， From the Mouths of Sirens is the first installment in a compelling new YA fantasy series。 With a lush fantasy world， a high-stakes competition， and a thrilling love story， From the Mouths of Sirens is The Cruel Prince meets The Hunger Games。
Since childhood， Princess Saoirse has trained for the sole purpose of being chosen for the Tournament， a gladiator-style competition in which four enemy nations compete for the right to rule。 The angel-like people of Aurandel have won the Tournament for a century and ruled the continent with a merciless grip。 If Saoirse survives the three infamous trials， she will win the Crown of Revelore and overthrow the nation responsible for her mother's death。
When Saoirse is denied entry into the Tournament by the Mer king， she makes a bargain with an imprisoned sea witch: in exchange for entrance into the competition， Saoirse agrees to kill the Auran prince。 But while fighting for her life in the arena， the last thing Saoirse expects to do is fall for her greatest enemy， the arrogant Prince Rook。
A high fantasy reimagining of the classic fairytale， From the Mouths of Sirens is the first installment in a compelling new YA fantasy series。 With a lush fantasy world， a high-stakes competition， and a thrilling love story， From the Mouths of Sirens is The Cruel Prince meets The Hunger Games。
Since childhood， Princess Saoirse has trained for the sole purpose of being chosen for the Tournament， a gladiator-style competition in which four enemy nations compete for the right to rule。 The angel-like people of Aurandel have won the Tournament for a century and ruled the continent with a merciless grip。 If Saoirse survives the three infamous trials， she will win the Crown of Revelore and overthrow the nation responsible for her mother's death。
When Saoirse is denied entry into the Tournament by the Mer king， she makes a bargain with an imprisoned sea witch: in exchange for entrance into the competition， Saoirse agrees to kill the Auran prince。 But while fighting for her life in the arena， the last thing Saoirse expects to do is fall for her greatest enemy， the arrogant Prince Rook。
Reviews
PrisCollectsBooks
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I absolutely love how Abigail took some elements of the little mermaid and made it completely her own。 I was invested from the start until the end and I can’t wait for the second one。 Both Saoirse and Rook are great characters and oef the slowish burn！ I highly recommend this book to fantasy and enemies to lovers fans 😊
Ella Reads
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“I’m glad you decided to join us。 You’re the only family I’ve ever known， Saoirse。” How is this NOT A STANDALONE。 SCREAMING AT GOW THIS BOOK ENDED AND CALLING MY LAWYERS SO I RECEIVED THE NEXT ONE RIGHT NOW。 “Who would believe anything from the mouth of a siren？”
Christy Harrill
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The second trial did almost give me nightmares。 Once I realized what it was I was like “No。 No。 No。 Absolutely not。” As I was reading it in my bed。 In the dark。 Imagination going wild。 The nightmares have not come so far， but that’s not guaranteed。Anyways， loved the characters， the prose， the world。 And that final trial 😍OH。 And have I mentioned that I LOVE when the title is in the book？！？！？！
Hold-my-beer
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This takes FOREVER to get going。。。 9 chapters in and nothing。 DNF for now
Libby Frazier
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This book definitely came out swinging。 Abigail Hair’s writing is so vivid and so descriptive without being flowery， and if just drags you into this dangerous world。 It’s a world of secrets， betrayal， monsters and a feud that runs deeper than the Montagues and Capulets。 The tournament aspect was so unique to me as I haven’t read a ton of competition based books。 However， I know I’d be out during the first trial from fear aline。 The characters themselves were just as complex and interesting as th This book definitely came out swinging。 Abigail Hair’s writing is so vivid and so descriptive without being flowery， and if just drags you into this dangerous world。 It’s a world of secrets， betrayal， monsters and a feud that runs deeper than the Montagues and Capulets。 The tournament aspect was so unique to me as I haven’t read a ton of competition based books。 However， I know I’d be out during the first trial from fear aline。 The characters themselves were just as complex and interesting as the world。 Saoirse， the Mer princess， has dreamed of competing in this tournament her whole life。 When the time finally comes and she is chosen by the Elders， her father refuses to let her go。 That is where she makes a deal with the Sea Witch， trading her powers to allow her to go。 But the deal comes with some more terms…I really enjoyed my reading experience with this one， and I can’t wait to see how this story continues！ It was such a fun read， and having more from this author is definitely a need。 。。。more
Robin Opedal
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Ahhh this book was so fun！ I saw a TikTok about this book by the author， and immediately preordered it。 Which can be risky considering this is self published…but it was worth it！I really loved the combo of a Little Mermaid retelling meets The Hunger Games！ The world building was great and the imagery used by the author was amazing and really added to the story。 I do think it started off a little on the slow side but once everyone was in Aurandel and especially when the tournament started， I coul Ahhh this book was so fun！ I saw a TikTok about this book by the author， and immediately preordered it。 Which can be risky considering this is self published…but it was worth it！I really loved the combo of a Little Mermaid retelling meets The Hunger Games！ The world building was great and the imagery used by the author was amazing and really added to the story。 I do think it started off a little on the slow side but once everyone was in Aurandel and especially when the tournament started， I couldn’t put this down！The only thing that bothered my story wise was at the end when Rook seemed to forget all about his sister’s betrayal and how corrupt Aurandel is？ Idk， that was weird。 Otherwise， I think this was a good story with a cute little forbidden romance where things generally made sense and were easy to follow。Lastly…of course， I can’t ever ignore typos😅 considering this is self published， there actually weren’t as many as I was expecting。 A few formatting errors and misspelling of a name once or twice， and weird word swaps like using isles instead of aisles， passed instead of past， ridged instead of rigid…there were a few others but you get the point。 The author also used matter-a-factly a couple times， and I’m very sure the phrase is “matter of fact”？ That last one really bugged me lol but I think these are things that all could have been avoided with traditional publishing。 All in all， I did really enjoy this book！ 。。。more
Giulia Pellegrinotti
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。this was exactly what i needed⚔️🧜🏾♀️🦪title: from the mouth of sirens （1/？）author: abigail hair （@authorabigailhair）vote: ★★★★★✨YA FANTASY - from the mouth of sirens is the first book of a YA fantasy saga， set in an alternate world dwelled by various creatures， where four kingdoms have been competing for a century in a deadly tournament to win the crown that will allow them to reign on the others。⚔️ENEMIES TO LOVERS - one of this book's main trope is the enemies to lovers one and i was already 。this was exactly what i needed⚔️🧜🏾♀️🦪title: from the mouth of sirens （1/？）author: abigail hair （@authorabigailhair）vote: ★★★★★✨YA FANTASY - from the mouth of sirens is the first book of a YA fantasy saga， set in an alternate world dwelled by various creatures， where four kingdoms have been competing for a century in a deadly tournament to win the crown that will allow them to reign on the others。⚔️ENEMIES TO LOVERS - one of this book's main trope is the enemies to lovers one and i was already there for it: the chemistry between the two characters is unmatchable and their relationship growth is so spontaneous that you'll believe they couldn't do differently。 and yes， i think it's better than the cruel prince， even if the vibes are similar。🦪DOUBLE POV - i am a sucker for multiple povs books， and here we have both the protagonists' view， so it adds up to the deepness of the whole story。 i particularly enjoyed the balance between action/dialogue and reflective parts and descriptions， that help us get into the characters' mind and feelings。🗡️LIFE OR DEATH TOURNAMENT - the other main point of the book is the life or death tournament where both saoirse and rook take part。 it gave me huge hunger games vibes， but with the difference that in this case the tournament is seen as something positive and they want to compete in it。。。 so the consequences will be even more challenging。🏺AMAZING WORLD BUILDING - i loved the way abigail built the world of revelore and its myths and traditions， from the physical aspect to the government and politics。 i would have enjoyed if there were different languages since they all seem able to understand each other without much explanation， but that doesn't change the beauty of the book。📖SELF PUBLISHED - would you believe that this book is from an indie author？ it's not only the story itself （indie authors can of course write as beautifully as the others， if not more） but it's the "aesthetic" side that left me speechless: the cover （made by @doungeonrabbit）， the map， the inside decorations and the wonderful design of the inner hardcover。 wow 。。。more
Cynthia
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I had really high expectations for this book。。but I was a bit disappointed I mean， I get where the author was trying to go with the story， but it felt a bit too familar。 She did say it was like the little mermaid meets the hunger games。 But like I said。。。it felt too familiar。I wasn't really a fan of her writing style either。 To me it felt like there was a lot of info dumping and telling more than showing。。if that makes sense。 I would've liked it if there was more dialogue too。。and less descripti I had really high expectations for this book。。but I was a bit disappointed I mean， I get where the author was trying to go with the story， but it felt a bit too familar。 She did say it was like the little mermaid meets the hunger games。 But like I said。。。it felt too familiar。I wasn't really a fan of her writing style either。 To me it felt like there was a lot of info dumping and telling more than showing。。if that makes sense。 I would've liked it if there was more dialogue too。。and less descriptions。 I'm not complaining that there was a very vivid picture being painted in my mind， but it would've been nice if some details were left to my imaginationMaybe I'll try finishing the book some time in the future。。。 I'm not sure though 。。。more
Amanda Cantero
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Nooooo I thought this was a single book 😭 That cliff hanger is ILLEGAL！！ Amazing world building， and writing！ Abigail's retelling of The Little Mermaid mixes Mythology with a Hunger Games style tournament in such a captivating way。 I was hooked from the beginning！ Nooooo I thought this was a single book 😭 That cliff hanger is ILLEGAL！！ Amazing world building， and writing！ Abigail's retelling of The Little Mermaid mixes Mythology with a Hunger Games style tournament in such a captivating way。 I was hooked from the beginning！ 。。。more
Ally Wade
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Incredible ！！！ Such a wonderful dark retelling of the little mermaid。 Somehow it's the perfect blend of little mermaid， HP4 and hunger games 🥰 Perfect for any lover of fantasy。 Definitely left wanting more and can't wait for the next one to be released。 Incredible ！！！ Such a wonderful dark retelling of the little mermaid。 Somehow it's the perfect blend of little mermaid， HP4 and hunger games 🥰 Perfect for any lover of fantasy。 Definitely left wanting more and can't wait for the next one to be released。 。。。more
Ani
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3。5 starsDefinitely a combo of The Little Mermaid and The Hunger Games。。。and a hate-to-love romance like in The Cruel Prince。 Okay， the publishers got it right！ I loved all those stories， so there was a good chance that I was going to like this too。。。which I did！ It certainly got me out of my reading slump :） Although this was slow-paced， slow-burn， and heavy on both the world-building and political intrigue， my eyes were glued to the pages until 4am。 In all honesty， I did skim a bit， because th 3。5 starsDefinitely a combo of The Little Mermaid and The Hunger Games。。。and a hate-to-love romance like in The Cruel Prince。 Okay， the publishers got it right！ I loved all those stories， so there was a good chance that I was going to like this too。。。which I did！ It certainly got me out of my reading slump :） Although this was slow-paced， slow-burn， and heavy on both the world-building and political intrigue， my eyes were glued to the pages until 4am。 In all honesty， I did skim a bit， because the descriptions were incredibly lengthy。 However， I loved picturing this vibrant， magical world！ Also， I was intrigued by the veil of mystery， curious about how the deception would unravel， and charmed by the fierce but kind-hearted MCs。 I admired their fighting skills， loyalty， and zeal for the truth。 I'm not sure I'd pick up the sequel， but this was fun！ 。。。more
Alyssa
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Hunger Games meets Little Mermaid with a twist of Greek mythology， I loved it！
Rachel
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Surprisingly good for a self-published book。 I did have some trouble picturing how the merfolk interacted with their underwater environment， but overall it was well written， and I'm glad that Saoirse and Rook wised up pretty fast。 Surprisingly good for a self-published book。 I did have some trouble picturing how the merfolk interacted with their underwater environment， but overall it was well written， and I'm glad that Saoirse and Rook wised up pretty fast。 。。。more
Ellen
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Definitely a 3。5， couldn’t decide whether to round it up or down。 Overall， I really enjoyed the story。 The twists were great and I loved the characters。 However， I found the story to be too fast at times。 The romance seemed to bud out of nowhere， Rook’s ideas seemed to change after once conversation， and important plot points were explained too quickly。 I almost wish this book was longer and certain parts were explored deeper。 One thing that kept taking me out were the errors with spacing and ra Definitely a 3。5， couldn’t decide whether to round it up or down。 Overall， I really enjoyed the story。 The twists were great and I loved the characters。 However， I found the story to be too fast at times。 The romance seemed to bud out of nowhere， Rook’s ideas seemed to change after once conversation， and important plot points were explained too quickly。 I almost wish this book was longer and certain parts were explored deeper。 One thing that kept taking me out were the errors with spacing and random additional/missing letters or words。 I feel like this book could have used more editing。 I am looking forward to the sequel！ Hoping it dives deeper into other characters’ motivations and takes time to explore different plot points！ 。。。more
Jennie
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This book was really good it’s a mixture of little mermaid ，hunger games ， the bird and the fish story and a little bit of Romeo and Juliet mixed all together in this interesting fantasy world I need book 2 lol
PN Vang
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This is a great read！ I went into this book knowing that I wasn't too big on tournament game plot lines， but a reimaging of The Little Mermaid was something I did like。 I was impressed by how beautiful Hair created the different realms。 Each place is so unique， and the descriptions are marvelous。 They're detailed enough for me to visualize without being overburdened by prose。 The lore of the Titans is tragic and beautiful， and Hair does a terrific job linking it to present day。The two main chara This is a great read！ I went into this book knowing that I wasn't too big on tournament game plot lines， but a reimaging of The Little Mermaid was something I did like。 I was impressed by how beautiful Hair created the different realms。 Each place is so unique， and the descriptions are marvelous。 They're detailed enough for me to visualize without being overburdened by prose。 The lore of the Titans is tragic and beautiful， and Hair does a terrific job linking it to present day。The two main characters work well together， each with their own history， beliefs， and values。 Despite all of that， they are more similar than they are different。 The tension and drama leading up to the tournament games was just enough to get me excited about where these two characters were heading。 Being a huge Little Mermaid fan， I spotted certain scenes that mirrored the fairytale， giving me many A-ha moments！ The tournament scenes were fun and scary to read！ And the finale blew me out of the water！ Loved it， loved it！ So wickedly bad ass！ I cannot wait to read more！！ 。。。more
Alana
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Enemies to lovers， a little mermaid spin， lush worldbuilding， and enthralling characters。 I absolutely devoured this one back to front - these small， hidden gem authors consistently prove to write such beautiful novels。 Enemies to lovers， a little mermaid spin， lush worldbuilding， and enthralling characters。 I absolutely devoured this one back to front - these small， hidden gem authors consistently prove to write such beautiful novels。 。。。more
Stacy Kersteter
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I wanted to give this a 4。。。 but the last chapter was a joke。 A quick wrap up of the end。
Chelsea Villani
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For a YA novel， this was an excellent and captivating story （I’m usually more into epic fantasy）。 I liked it WAY more than the Shadow and Bone series and they made a Netflix show out of that！ I liked the characters overall， especially Rook， but Saoirse frustrated me in the beginning。 I accurately made a few predictions in the beginning of the book， but it was still fun to read！ This book definitely needs another edit though - there were many typos and the ages of a few characters seemed to chang For a YA novel， this was an excellent and captivating story （I’m usually more into epic fantasy）。 I liked it WAY more than the Shadow and Bone series and they made a Netflix show out of that！ I liked the characters overall， especially Rook， but Saoirse frustrated me in the beginning。 I accurately made a few predictions in the beginning of the book， but it was still fun to read！ This book definitely needs another edit though - there were many typos and the ages of a few characters seemed to change throughout the book （when talking about past events）。 All in all， I still look forward to reading the second book！ 。。。more
Gabriela Lavarello
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I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review。This book was fantastic！ From the Mouths of Sirens is an amazing retelling of The Little Mermaid， giving the whimsical classic a dark and mature twist。 There were lush descriptions， unique new creatures and characters， and two absolute heartthrobs for protagonists。 The enemies to lovers arc was excellently executed， and I found myself both swooning and yelling at the love story because it was so well done。 As a primarily Adult age category reade I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review。This book was fantastic！ From the Mouths of Sirens is an amazing retelling of The Little Mermaid， giving the whimsical classic a dark and mature twist。 There were lush descriptions， unique new creatures and characters， and two absolute heartthrobs for protagonists。 The enemies to lovers arc was excellently executed， and I found myself both swooning and yelling at the love story because it was so well done。 As a primarily Adult age category reader， this YA was still very enjoyable！ I felt like it strayed away from the cookie-cutter YA feel which was super refreshing！Overall a super fun read， and I'm so excited for book 2！！！ 。。。more
Ellie Santana-Zavala
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I preordered this book after watching one of those aesthetic trailers on Instagram。 It did not disappoint！I love the characters and the writing！ The politics in this book were amazing and was probably one of my favorite things about it。
Jenn Pazdor
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I thoroughly enjoyed this book。 As others have mentioned in reviews it could have used a copy edit as some things did take me out of the story for a moment （this is the only reason I’m rating 4 instead of 5） but Abigail’s world and relationship building made for a beautiful and enticing story。 I fell in love with Saoirse and Rook and their desires to do what they think is right， and later to seek the truth。 Though there were a few things I realized on my own earlier in the story， the reveals wer I thoroughly enjoyed this book。 As others have mentioned in reviews it could have used a copy edit as some things did take me out of the story for a moment （this is the only reason I’m rating 4 instead of 5） but Abigail’s world and relationship building made for a beautiful and enticing story。 I fell in love with Saoirse and Rook and their desires to do what they think is right， and later to seek the truth。 Though there were a few things I realized on my own earlier in the story， the reveals were still exciting and brought a level of shock value that kept me turning the pages quickly。 I did not want to put this one down and can’t wait for a sequel。 （Also as a lover of the little mermaid I may be a little biased here） Amazing debut novel！ 。。。more
Rina
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An amazing & fun read。 I can’t wait for book 2 and am so excited about the conclusion of this duology。 I loved the lore， action， & romance so much。 I wish there was a prequel series and ten more books set in this world。 Full review to come soon！
Illona
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I really liked the story！ I can’t wait for the second book to come out！
Cheyenne Langevelde
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After seeing the author's many posts about her story on Instagram， I preordered this and was eagerly awaiting to read this story。 It took me a bit to get into the tale， which may have been from book hangover from my previous read， but once I got past chapter one， I was unable to put it down。 The story is a blend of The Little Mermaid and The Hunger Games （which I've yet to read） and full of epic， fantastical world-building， cultures， and creatures as well as many references to ancient mythologie After seeing the author's many posts about her story on Instagram， I preordered this and was eagerly awaiting to read this story。 It took me a bit to get into the tale， which may have been from book hangover from my previous read， but once I got past chapter one， I was unable to put it down。 The story is a blend of The Little Mermaid and The Hunger Games （which I've yet to read） and full of epic， fantastical world-building， cultures， and creatures as well as many references to ancient mythologies。 I loved the relationships as well， and the characters were all very well-written and well-portrayed。 （I。。。may have a bit of a crush on Rook。。。which I wasn't expecting at all。。。） My only critiques are for this book to be properly proofread as it was distracting sometimes when reading， but I doubt the average reader would notice？ （Also， please for the love of proper sword-play， don't have spinning， it's unrealistic and makes no sense if you're fighting for your life。） But aside from those two things， I LOVED this book and am so excited to read book two whenever it releases！ May glory be given！ 。。。more
Hannah
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I love this book so much！ I honestly can’t wait to read the next books and hope the series never ends😍
Katlyn
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I thoroughly enjoyed this book！ The Little Mermaid meets Hunger Games。 It was truly amazing。 I loved the Mer people and the Aura。 The Sand， Sky， Sea and Earth kingdoms were very intriguing。 I cannot wait to learn more in the second novel。 Hair left you wanting more！ More about Rook and Saoirse。 More about Sellusa。 More about the uprising。 Just more！ I enjoyed the authors writing style and the pace of the book was perfect。 Finished it in two days and can’t believe I have to wait for the next inst I thoroughly enjoyed this book！ The Little Mermaid meets Hunger Games。 It was truly amazing。 I loved the Mer people and the Aura。 The Sand， Sky， Sea and Earth kingdoms were very intriguing。 I cannot wait to learn more in the second novel。 Hair left you wanting more！ More about Rook and Saoirse。 More about Sellusa。 More about the uprising。 Just more！ I enjoyed the authors writing style and the pace of the book was perfect。 Finished it in two days and can’t believe I have to wait for the next installment！！ 。。。more
Sindy Oroz Ivešić
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I was given a free e-ARC copy of this book from the author herself in exchange for an honest review。 And I'm really thankful for that。 Enemies to lovers， mythology， old stories， great Worldbuilding， exciting but deadly tournament， rulers thirsty for the crown - this book has it all！ I really enjoyed reading this story。 The beginning is a bit slower， but I personally didn't mind。 I even like how the author slowly drew us into the world。 The main characters are well written， and the reader can rea I was given a free e-ARC copy of this book from the author herself in exchange for an honest review。 And I'm really thankful for that。 Enemies to lovers， mythology， old stories， great Worldbuilding， exciting but deadly tournament， rulers thirsty for the crown - this book has it all！ I really enjoyed reading this story。 The beginning is a bit slower， but I personally didn't mind。 I even like how the author slowly drew us into the world。 The main characters are well written， and the reader can really identify with their decisions。 Although I loved reading about Rook and Saoirse， if I had to choose my favorite character， that would be the supporting character Sune （I always prefer supporting characters）。 The secrets were revealed at the right time。 I especially like the sudden turn of events and the plot twist。 The tournament is carefully written and arouses the excitement and desire to read more。 Abigail really knows how to create tensions。 The only reason why I didn't give 5 stars， it's because of background characters。 While Raven and Hasana got quite enough of the story， Sune and Eros， for example， didn’t。 I saw a sisterly connection between Aurelia and Saoirse， but I didn't feel strong relationships between Rook and Eros。 And that's too bad。 Because if Eros had gotten a little more attention， one essential scene from the book would surely have had a stronger impact on me。 Overall， it's a great book。 I'm looking forward to the sequel！ Abigail did an amazing job and finished the book in a way that arouses my imagination and makes me think - what's next for the characters？ 。。。more
Kayla
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So I did enjoy this book， thought it was fairly well written。 The world building was ok。 I enjoyed the characters but wished there was a lot more detail about them; I also feel like they didn’t interact enough。 The errors throughout the book were noticeable but it didn’t distract me too much。 Overall， I would say a decent debut， but not sure if I’m invested enough to read a sequel。
Kailin
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