Okay, for the first 3/4 of the book, I had to drag myself through it (hence why i took 6 days to finish it) but looking back at it, I'm glad for the world building and character building and it was really eloquently done even if it wasn't the greatest for me. 
 But THE LAST FOURTH. IM. SO. NEAJMQKSKQKKDNK. All the feels, I have died and been resurrected about 15 times, I have been scared enough to last me for 20 years, etc. (Also, I'm growing to love Kaz.) 
 I still am kinda ??? on the whole book but if it wasn't for the last quarter then it would be a four star book, but I WILLLLLLLLL be continuing this series because it has so much potential. 
 (I also feel like if I re-read it, I would be more appreciative of it) 
 // REVIEW EDIT- after I read some more reviews, and looked back on mine, I only remember the meh parts, not the last fourth. Another review I read stated that it feels really lacking and I agree with that wholeheartedly; I didn't hate it, but it didn't live up to all the hype. 
 // REVIEW EDIT AFTER REREAD: such a lovely book. i'm so excited to show Leigh Bardugo all the annotations I made on it and it was so much fun to annotate. <3333