Meh. okay. 
 I'm not exactly in this book's fanclub. I'm not in its hateclub though either, so there's that. 
 The plot was interesting enough- a plague runs through the world and tons of people are affected, some survive and are graced with powers. All of the people with powers are around 17 years old- per usual. Because for some reason any adults that got it didn't survive. 
 Are you surprised?!?! 
 Yeah, me neither. 
 Our main character is one of the magical teenagers. Her name is Adelina and she has the power to create illusions. Basically the whole gist of her characterization is that she has inner darkness. I really did like that she was kind of an anti-hero instead of the usual pure, kindhearted female mcs and also that she was missing an eye. That was a cool physical quirk for her to have, but besides that we are constantly told how pretty she is soooooo the author clearly didn't totally commit to her not being a feminine ideal. Also she is supposedly super evil because she has negative thoughts about hurting people after she's been abused her whole life????? But honestly that seems like a pretty natural reaction to abuse... Anyways, I thought her powers were really cool, but that her personality was not really cool. Not feelin it. She was quite whiny and pathetic. I understand that she hates herself, but her whole personality was just that she has lots of hate inside her and hates herself for that. Sooooo idk... :/ 
 There are no gray areas in this book. Everyone is just good or just bad. The nuance is lost here. I was not impressed by the characters at all. They all felt pretty bland and flat. 
 This whole thing was just was average for me. In addition to its averageness, I personally hate plot lines that revolve around misunderstandings. I don't mind when it's a lie that someone is not saying OTHER than the main mc, or if the reader doesn't know this misunderstanding at all. But when I actively have to listen to deceit and misleading while knowing the truth, it irritates me. Just a personal preference though. 
 Also, the romance felt very unreal and insta-loveish. Did these people actually have a full conversation at all? No, not really. Did their body heat create the "chemistry" between them because they were both hot and they trained together? Yes, most likely. 
 So if you're interested in a decent YA fantasy with a focus on evil-ish characters, this would be a good choice for you.