This was a recommendation from one of those hundreds of internet lists. The series is brand new and the second book isn't due out until the fall. However, this is not the author's first work. She has published other books in a different series prior.
I enjoyed this book's characters the most. They are all unique in a way that makes them both interesting and relatable, dynamic but not cliched. Each character has their niche, but it's not carried to the point of trope. The world building is pretty good, it mostly stays within what is already known and being set in a historical period makes that easy for the author. The source of "magic" in this case is very creative and I approve of her creative twist on an old fairy tale.
While not a book I'm going to freak out over, I will absolutely read the next one when it comes out.
