I did not expect to like this as much as I did! 
 I read the first chapter months ago and couldn't get in to it because the characters seemed vapid and I just couldn't, but that was the point of the first chapter. 
 Nastasya is delightful. She really wants to be different but she still has a little streak of wicked. Nothing super harmful though, just enough to be really entertaining! 
 I really enjoyed her as a narrator, she is feisty and not too bothered about what people think about her - she is concerned over how she feels about herself. 
 "Yes. Reyn is our resident horse master. He has an excellent seat." 
 I grinned. "I've noticed." 
 Reyn's face tightened and Nell flushed, looking embarrassed. "It's an equestrian term." 
 "Really? I thought you were talking about his ass." 
 The growth she experiences and all the relationships formed felt real and not at all forced. 
 I loved the different view on immortals, how endless time can seem because it is. 
 How they have to work to be happy and present. I also enjoyed the lore, magic system and all the little twists we discover. A very interesting plot with great background stories setting us up for what I hope will be a great series! 
 "Then what's the point of trying if you can't even win?" 
 "You win in lots of different ways," Asher said. "Lots of little wins. The point of this life is not to be good all the time. It's to be as good as you can. No one is perfect. No one does it right all the time. That's not what life is."