4 Stars 
 So after reading Bardugo's Six of Crows and Crooked Kingdom I decided to go back to the OG trilogy and read this. I loved her writing style in her previous books, so I knew I'd enjoy this. I was already familiar with the world and terminology, so it wasn't difficult at all for me to get into. 
 I'm a little over the "ordinary girl is actually extraordinary" plot, but it really worked in this book. (That's not a major spoiler, I promise). 
 I enjoyed the characters--especially the Darkling. I need to read an entire book about him honestly. Mal was a bit plain to me, but I'll see how that develops in the next books. I genuinely did not guess the plot twist so I was definitely elated with that. I 100% need to read the next book immediately.