Can I please just go to a corner and cry? My childhood self is screaming at me. I have no words for this book. It's beautiful, incredibly well-written and completely tugs on your heart strings. I cannot express how much love I have for these characters and their story and the way it is all so amazingly portrayed. Allison Saft, I adore you, thank you. This is for those who still have pixie dust in their heart. May it guide you to read this book. Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm going to make a movie-marathon of all the Tinkerbell films to recover.

First and foremost, for anyone worried if they should read this because the original work was a fanfic of Harry Potter, I just want to say something: NOTHING even hints at the Harry Potter universe in this story. Anyone who doesn't know the origin of it would never realise what this started as (and that alone points out to such an incredible creative work from the author). So please, support the author, support the book and let's get into the review proper. I am honestly shocked with this. I mean, where is the second book IMMEDIATELY?! If you like slow burn enemies-to-lovers oh you are in for a treat, my friend. This is some of the best I have ever read. The originality is fenomenal, I must say, though at times I was slightly lost in the fantasy and world-building, especially in the beginning. It felt like in a five word sentence, I understood two words. It got better but that was a bit of a heavy start. I must say, the story was amazing. It was intriguing, fun and I loved devouring this book. Though, if there is one other thing I have to point out that I didn't love, it would have to be the amount of sexual/genitalia moments. Explaining a bit better: at first, it's funny. After a while, it's exhausting. Talking about female and male genitalia, sometimes not even in situations that would make it funny, became a bit of an eye roll "Oh great, another mention of balls or breasts yay :/". It quickly lost any appeal to me. I really can't mention much without going into spoilers. Now, apart from those two things, I really really loved this. It brought enemies-to-lovers to a scale I hadn't experienced before. In a lot of cases about 50% into the story the MC's would already be in some sort of romantic relationship, and in this...oh wow. When he kissed her hand I released the fireworks, Christmas had come early. It's not just romance, it is a mystery, a story of pride and prejudice (he he) about learning to see the world through the eyes of another and coming to terms with something we can't quite understand. I love it, I'm amazed, I want more. Thank you so much Little, Brown Book Group UK | Orbit for this ARC. (Free Advanced Reader Copy from NetGalley and Little, Brown Book Group UK | Orbit that I chose to review after reading - Cross-posted on Goodreads on July 11th, 2025)

I am absolutely baffled with this story. It's been two days since I finished it and I still cannot quite put into words what I am feeling. The writing is brilliant, the character development is incredibly well thought out and the whole plot is super captivating and it really pulls the reader into the story. We're with the characters, we become a part of that group as it slowly falls apart and rips at the seams. I genuinely do not know what to say that would give this book the justice it deserves. I found a new love for Shakespeare, that's pretty fun. Still cannot believe I found this signed copy in a bookstore in Munich in 2022, so far from my home, just waiting for me to pick it up and change my life nearly three years later. This is the type of literature I live for, the love for writing and storytelling that still amazes me to this day.