I really wanted to love this book, the synopsis had everything and the cover is just gorgeous. Sadly, the execution fell a little flat, the characters were two dimensional, the world building was non existent and for much of the book not an awful lot happens. I felt there were so many ways that this book could have been improved, I was left with so many questions about everything and the sensation that the author had barely brushed the surface of what could have been a nuanced, rich and fascinating world.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for granting me free access to the advanced digital copy of this book. A gorgeous 4 star read book from me. What an exciting plot, vivid storytelling and relatable, rich characters. I could put this book down – absolutely loved it.

This book should have been a joy to read, the premice is good and promises an interesting plot and characters. Unfortunately, it didn't work for me, I found my attention slipping away at 10%. I couldn't care about the main character, nor her dynamic with other characters, and the plot didn't felt dynamic enough.
Hopefully the book will satisfy other readers !

I loved the concept of this book and felt it really had the potential to be amazing. I’d say the first 60-70% of the book had me hooked and I really enjoyed it but I felt it kind of trailed off after that. While this was really good for a debut, it just lacked a little something and the ending kind of left me wondering what it was all for. However, not everyone will feel this way so I recommend giving it a go

It's a book with a very good idea and totally in my style, it's a shame that it got lost on some themes, particularly the interactions between the characters. It's a static book, not many things happen and there are no action scenes, everything develops around a mystery - who broke the mirror and why - and the protagonist, Tirne, is the first accused, and together with others she will work to prove her innocence, but obviously there are those who will want to betray her. I also liked the underlying mystery in its management and overall resolution, what in my opinion was missing is the author's ability to make us feel empathy for the characters, who remain more like stand-ins in their own story, with a few rare exceptions . I'm curious to read more of hers (this should be her debut book) and the author will certainly have the opportunity to develop this lack of hers, because the basis of the plot is very solid as is the worldbuilding.

Thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for the ARC copy