I really enjoyed this book. Love Roman and Iris, and I think the plot is refreshing. Really looking forward to book 2!

I’m enjoying it so far! The story and characters are great. The writing is good. It’s not hard to follow or read, and sometimes that’s what makes a book enjoyable. It’s been awhile since I’ve picked up a more recently published YA and didn’t want to toss it across the room due to how poor the quality of the writing was (and then seeing the book has a 4+ star rating!).

I had to stop at page 236 😭 It was getting too cringey and I couldn't imagine finishing the rest of the book, let alone the rest of the series. I'm shocked this is considered new adult as it reads like YA to me. It’s reminding me a lot of an otome game/anime, where you have one very plain MFC and like 5+ male characters who fit different tropes all falling for her simply because she's the main character. Not to say I think all the men in this book are in love with her, but thats kind of the vibe its giving. And, I really hate to say this because I do think there were some great original ideas here, it was starting to feel very Pokémon-esque. Which isn't bad, but on top of all the other reasons I'm dropping the book, it was hard to take it seriously once I imagined it as a varient of a kid’s tv show.

Not sure how I feel about this one yet. Writing isn’t bad and the plot is really interesting, but I feel like the characters are getting too close way too quickly. It’s also giving “she’s so clever and unique and mysterious” when the MFC is pretty one dimensional, at least at this stage. So who knows! Hoping I enjoy it since I already have all 3 books 🤞🏻