I had attempted to read one of Victoria Schwab's other books, this one a YA novel, and I enjoyed what I read of that one. I unfortunately had to return it to the library before I could finish it though. So when I picked up this book I was really excited! I'd heard great things about it AND it was by Victoria Schwab, who seems to be a very popular author. However, it turned out to be a bit of a disappointment. 
 When I was reading the book, it was interesting and it kept my attention. However, when I put it down, for whatever reason, I had to literally force myself to pick it back up again and force myself to continue reading. At the beginning the book was very slow. there was a lot of world building that had to be explained and described which I found very slow. 
 It started to pick up towards the middle of the book and continued that pace till the end. But I still wasn't super crazy about it. 
 I did like the characters for the most part, you know except for the characters that we obviously were not meant to like. I loved Delilah Bard! When we first get introduced to her, I wasn't too sure, but by the end of it I was hooked onto her. So I'm curious to see where the rest of the series takes her. 
 This was an okay enough book that I continued to read and finish it to the end. I'll most likely continue the series (mainly because of Delilah Bard), but I am in no rush to get my hands on the second book in this trilogy.