All the time when I was reading it (which wasn't too long, I read it on one sit) I was thinking omg this art is absolutely beautiful!! I decided I want to read manga before anime and I am already invested to the story. My problem with stories in this form is that I am not getting that attached to the story and characters, because I'm going so quickly through the story, but this one seems so interesting! I love stories around witches and magic, so thus one is just on point. Magic system is catching my attention and I'm curious to see what it will bring us! Dark side is only pointing out a little bit, but it already seems really intruiging

This was a bit of a let down after the first book (that I thought was pretty decent). It's a shame because I think the whole idea is pretty cool with a secret society and assassins, and could have been used to analyse inherited power/capital and the dynamics that it creates both in sexual relationships and society as a whole.

The first part of the book does what the first book did pretty well, but when Morgan Bridges tries to expand on the plot and raise the stakes it goes a little off the rails. Maybe I liked the first book because the basic plot gave Bridges the space to explore the characters and build tension. When she tries to expand on the trials, summons and Xavier's dad in this book, it doesn't really work that well.

At around 80 % the whole thing goes completely off the rails, I don't think we're in the same dimension as the rails anymore.

A positive is that the characters stay pretty consisten and when they make frustrating or ridiculous choices they make sense with who they are as characters.

This book is in desperat need of an editor that could spank it in into shape.