4.5 stars. 
 I freaking loved this book. It wasn't perfect for me though--Taylor's writing sometimes veered away from beautifully poetic to "you're trying too hard" I thought. And like that romance was so insta-love I could've just done without. 
 I am so worried about how the next book is going to go though because Lazlo is my small, soft, gentle child and I am so worried. (And also because I'm not totally sold on the romance still tbh. Like, I enjoy both the characters separately but... their feelings become so all-consuming so quickly I'm afraid of how it's going to twist Lazlo's character in particular.) 
 Anyway, if you like Taylor's writing take the plunge. Also, go in more or less completely blind because holy hell some of the slow teasing out of information here was incredible. Combined with at least a few moments of "what the--"