Instant review: deserves the hype, a gripping read from start to finish*

For: people who want to be immersed in a book, caught up and carried away; those who like dragons, love triangles, and factions. It’s Harry Potter meets Divergent meets Throne of Glass.

Not for: people who don’t enjoy young adult fiction or fantasy (consider giving it another chance), people who can’t stay up all night reading, *people who don’t want actually-rather-graphic (yet unnecessary to the story) sex scenes in their reading

2023; 512 pages; ISBN 978-0349437002.