This takes me back to the writing in Shea Ernshaw’s first 2 books that I loved! Classic and magical YA books!

I love how she weaves a story together. She has such a way with words and this book is seeping with atmosphere. I swear I was there.

This is a very sweet story about love. It is YA, but I wouldn’t let that deter you. If you love beautiful writing and fantastical stories, this is for you!

I requested this on NetGalley because the premise was very intriguing — a cursed family with a garden of flowers that makes everyone around them fall madly in love with them. This could go anywhere and I was so excited to see what happened! Unfortunately, I didn’t love that the romance took up most of the story because I was far more interested in the rest of the plot and would have loved to have more “action.” I still enjoyed it!

I was beautiful and everything as I expected. I loved it. She’s is a wonderful and very talented author. And I always give her stories high ratings. 10/10 recommend.

3.75 Rounded Up

When Lark's voice broke when she was telling Archer that how life isn't life without love, I felt that. A story that at it's core is all about the lengths love will make us go to, real or perceived and how love can do some truly heinous things to yourself and those around you but at the end of the day you still yearn for it.

Ernshaw's storytelling style is so intriguing, this was my first book by her and I was entranced by the way this book was told. Both incredibly vivid while also kind of ethereal. I loved the lore and the way everyone was connected. I do wish we expanded more on the Goode's history and some of the high points of the story felt rushed. I will be the first to say many books do not need to be longer and I appreciate the brevity of this one but it could have used some expansion.

Overall, really enjoyed this.

𝑅𝒶𝓉𝒾𝓃𝑔: 🥀🥀🥀 ᴏᴜᴛ ᴏғ 𝟻 ᴇɴᴄʜᴀɴᴛᴇᴅ ʀᴏsᴇs

𝒪𝓃𝑒-𝒲𝑜𝓇𝒹 𝑅𝑒𝓋𝒾𝑒𝓌: ʙᴇᴡɪᴛᴄʜɪɴɢ

𝒯𝒶𝑔𝓁𝒾𝓃𝑒: ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴀᴅɴᴇss ᴡᴀs ʟᴏᴠᴇ.

𝒪𝓅𝑒𝓃𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝐿𝒾𝓃𝑒: ʟᴏᴄᴀʟs sᴀʏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅɪʀᴛ ɪɴ ᴄᴜᴛᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ ɪsɴ'ᴛ ɢᴏᴏᴅ ғᴏʀ ғᴀʀᴍɪɴɢ.

𝑅𝑒𝓋𝒾𝑒𝓌:

ᴛʜᴀɴᴋ ʏᴏᴜ ᴛᴏ @simonteen ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀʀᴄ!

𝒯𝒽𝑒 𝐵𝑒𝒶𝓊𝓉𝒾𝒻𝓊𝓁 𝑀𝒶𝒹𝒹𝑒𝓃𝒾𝓃𝑔 ɪs ᴇxᴀᴄᴛʟʏ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛɪᴛʟᴇ ᴘʀᴏᴍɪsᴇs—ʙᴇᴀᴜᴛɪғᴜʟ ᴀɴᴅ ᴜᴛᴛᴇʀʟʏ ᴍᴀᴅᴅᴇɴɪɴɢ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴇsᴛ ᴡᴀʏ. sʜᴇᴀ ᴇʀɴsʜᴀᴡ ɢɪᴠᴇs ᴜs ᴀ ɢᴏᴛʜɪᴄ ғᴇᴠᴇʀ ᴅʀᴇᴀᴍ sᴛɪᴛᴄʜᴇᴅ ᴛᴏɢᴇᴛʜᴇʀ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʜᴀᴜɴᴛɪɴɢ ᴘʀᴏsᴇ, sᴛʀᴀɴɢᴇ ғᴏʟᴋʟᴏʀᴇ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴀ ʟᴏᴠᴇ sᴛᴏʀʏ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ғᴇᴇʟs ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴅʀᴏᴡɴɪɴɢ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄᴏᴍɪɴɢ ᴜᴘ ғᴏʀ ᴀɪʀ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ sᴀᴍᴇ ᴛɪᴍᴇ.

𝒲𝑒 𝓌𝓇𝒾𝓉𝑒 𝑜𝓊𝓇 𝑜𝓌𝓃 𝓈𝓉𝑜𝓇𝓎, 𝓃𝑜𝓉 𝓌𝒽𝒶𝓉 𝒶𝓃𝓎𝑜𝓃𝑒 𝑒𝓁𝓈𝑒 𝓉𝑒𝓁𝓁𝓈 𝓊𝓈 𝒾𝓉 𝓈𝒽𝑜𝓊𝓁𝒹 𝒷𝑒.

ᴛʜɪs ʙᴏᴏᴋ ɪsɴ’ᴛ ᴊᴜsᴛ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ʀᴏᴍᴀɴᴄᴇ—ɪᴛ’s ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ɢʀɪᴇғ, ᴍᴀᴅɴᴇss, ᴀɴᴅ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ʜᴀᴘᴘᴇɴs ᴡʜᴇɴ ʟᴏᴠᴇ ʙᴇᴄᴏᴍᴇs sᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ sʜᴀʀᴘ ɪɴsᴛᴇᴀᴅ ᴏғ sᴏғᴛ. ɪᴛ’s ᴇᴇʀɪᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀᴛᴍᴏsᴘʜᴇʀɪᴄ, ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴀ ᴅᴀʀᴋ ғᴀɪʀʏᴛᴀʟᴇ ᴡʜɪsᴘᴇʀᴇᴅ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇᴅɢᴇ ᴏғ ᴀ ғᴏʀᴇsᴛ. ᴛʜɪɴᴋ ᴛʀᴀɢɪᴄ ʟᴏᴠᴇ ʟᴇᴛᴛᴇʀs, ᴄᴜʀsᴇᴅ ʙʟᴏᴏᴅʟɪɴᴇs, ᴀɴᴅ sᴛʀᴀɴɢᴇ ᴛᴏᴡɴs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴅᴏɴ’ᴛ ʟᴇᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ʟᴇᴀᴠᴇ ᴜɴᴄʜᴀɴɢᴇᴅ.

ʟᴀʀᴋ ɢᴏᴏᴅᴇ, ᴛʜᴇ ғᴍᴄ, ɪs ғʀᴀɢɪʟᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴇᴍᴏᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟʟʏ ɢᴜᴀʀᴅᴇᴅ—ᴀ ɢɪʀʟ ᴛᴇᴇᴛᴇʀɪɴɢ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇᴅɢᴇ ᴏғ ᴜɴʀᴀᴠᴇʟɪɴɢ. ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴏᴠᴇ ɪɴᴛᴇʀᴇsᴛ? ᴏᴀᴋ ɪs ᴛʜᴇ ᴍʏsᴛᴇʀɪᴏᴜs ʙᴏʏ sᴇᴇᴍɪɴɢʟʏ ɪᴍᴍᴜɴᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ɢᴏᴏᴅᴇ ғᴀᴍɪʟʏ. ᴀɴᴅ ɢᴏ ғɪɢᴜʀᴇ, ʟᴀʀᴋ ɪs sᴇᴇᴍɪɴɢʟʏ ᴏʙsᴇssᴇᴅ ɪᴍᴍᴇᴅɪᴀᴛᴇʟʏ. ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴄᴏɴɴᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ɪs ᴛᴇɴᴅᴇʀ, ʙᴜᴛ ᴀʟsᴏ ᴅᴀɴɢᴇʀᴏᴜs—ᴡʀᴀᴘᴘᴇᴅ ɪɴ ʟᴏɴɢɪɴɢ, ғᴇᴀʀ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴇᴀᴠʏ ᴡᴇɪɢʜᴛ ᴏғ ғᴀᴛᴇ. ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴜɴᴋɴᴏᴡɴs—ɪs ᴏᴀᴋ's ʟᴏᴠᴇ ʀᴇᴀʟ, ᴏʀ ɪs ɪᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴀɢɪᴄ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴜʟɪᴘs ᴀғғᴇᴄᴛɪɴɢ ʜɪᴍ ᴀғᴛᴇʀᴀʟʟ.

ᴛʜɪs ɪsɴ’ᴛ ᴀ ʙᴏᴏᴋ ғᴏʀ ʀᴇᴀᴅᴇʀs ᴡʜᴏ ɴᴇᴇᴅ ғᴀsᴛ-ᴘᴀᴄᴇᴅ ᴀᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏʀ ᴛɪᴇᴅ-ᴜᴘ ᴇɴᴅɪɴɢs. ɪᴛ’s ᴀ sʟᴏᴡ ᴅᴇsᴄᴇɴᴛ ɪɴᴛᴏ sᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴅᴀʀᴋ ᴀɴᴅ ʟᴏᴠᴇʟʏ, ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ʟɪɴᴇs ʙᴇᴛᴡᴇᴇɴ ʟᴏᴠᴇ, ʟᴏss, ᴀɴᴅ ᴍᴀᴅɴᴇss ʙʟᴜʀ. ᴇʀɴsʜᴀᴡ’s ᴡʀɪᴛɪɴɢ ɪs ʟʏʀɪᴄᴀʟ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅʀɪᴘᴘɪɴɢ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀᴛᴍᴏsᴘʜᴇʀᴇ—ʏᴏᴜ ᴅᴏɴ’ᴛ ᴊᴜsᴛ ʀᴇᴀᴅ ᴛʜɪs ʙᴏᴏᴋ, ʏᴏᴜ ғᴇᴇʟ ɪᴛ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀ ʏᴏᴜʀ sᴋɪɴ.

ɪs ɪᴛ ғᴏʀ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏᴏɴᴇ? ɴᴏ. ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʟᴏᴛ ɪs ɪɴᴛᴇɴᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟʟʏ sʟɪᴘᴘᴇʀʏ, ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴀᴄɪɴɢ ᴍᴇᴀɴᴅᴇʀs, ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀɴsᴡᴇʀs ᴅᴏɴ’ᴛ ᴀʟᴡᴀʏs ᴄᴏᴍᴇ ɴᴇᴀᴛʟʏ ᴡʀᴀᴘᴘᴇᴅ. ʙᴜᴛ ɪғ ʏᴏᴜ ʟɪᴋᴇ ʏᴏᴜʀ sᴛᴏʀɪᴇs ᴀ ʟɪᴛᴛʟᴇ ᴜɴʜɪɴɢᴇᴅ, ᴀ ʟɪᴛᴛʟᴇ ᴅʀᴇᴀᴍʟɪᴋᴇ—ᴛʜɪs ᴏɴᴇ ᴡɪʟʟ ᴄʀᴀᴡʟ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀ ʏᴏᴜʀ sᴋɪɴ ᴀɴᴅ sᴛᴀʏ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ.

𝒩𝒶𝓎 𝒻𝑜𝓇 𝓂𝑒: ɪ ʀᴇᴀʟʟʏ ᴅɪᴅɴ'ᴛ ᴠɪʙᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʟᴀʀᴋ's ᴛᴡɪɴ ʙʀᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴀᴄᴛɪᴠᴇʟʏ ᴛᴀᴋɪɴɢ ᴀᴅᴠᴀɴᴛᴀɢᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ɢɪʀʟs ᴡʜᴏ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴀғғᴇᴄᴛᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴜʀsᴇ. ᴇᴡᴡ.

ᴀʟsᴏ, ɪ ʜᴀᴛᴇ ᴏᴘᴇɴ-ᴇɴᴅᴇᴅ ᴇɴᴅɪɴɢs. ɪ ɴᴇᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ᴄʟᴏsᴜʀᴇ—ᴀʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴏʀ ᴀʀᴇɴ’ᴛ ᴛʜᴇʏ? ɪs ɪᴛ ᴛʀᴜᴇ ʟᴏᴠᴇ ᴏʀ ɴᴏᴛ?

ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇᴀsᴏɴs ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴀʀᴇ ᴡʜʏ ʀᴇᴄᴇɪᴠᴇᴅ 𝟹 ᴏᴜᴛ 𝟻 ᴇɴᴄʜᴀɴᴛᴇᴅ ʀᴏsᴇs ғʀᴏᴍ ᴍᴇ ɪɴsᴛᴇᴀᴅ ᴏғ 𝟺.

𝒯𝓇𝑜𝓅𝑒𝓈 & 𝐸𝓁𝑒𝓂𝑒𝓃𝓉𝓈:
✨ ɢᴏᴛʜɪᴄ ʀᴏᴍᴀɴᴄᴇ
🌷 ᴏʙsᴇssɪᴏɴ & ᴍᴀᴅɴᴇss
✨ ᴄᴜʀsᴇᴅ ʙʟᴏᴏᴅʟɪɴᴇ
🌷 ɢʀɪᴇғ & ʟᴏss
✨ ʟᴜsʜ, ʜᴀᴜɴᴛɪɴɢ ᴘʀᴏsᴇ
🌷 ᴍᴀɢɪᴄᴀʟ ʀᴇᴀʟɪsᴍ
✨ ᴘʀᴀᴄᴛɪᴄᴀʟ ᴍᴀɢɪᴄ x ᴛʜᴇ sᴇᴄʀᴇᴛ ʜɪsᴛᴏʀʏ
🌷 ᴅᴏᴜʙᴛ & ʏᴇᴀʀɴɪɴɢ

𝐹𝒾𝓃𝒶𝓁 𝒱𝑒𝓇𝒹𝒾𝒸𝓉: ɪғ ʏᴏᴜ ʟɪᴋᴇ ʏᴏᴜʀ ʟᴏᴠᴇ sᴛᴏʀɪᴇs ᴅᴀʀᴋ, ʟʏʀɪᴄᴀʟ, sʟᴏᴡ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴊᴜsᴛ ᴀ ʟɪᴛᴛʟᴇ ʙɪᴛ ғᴇʀᴀʟ, 𝒯𝒽𝑒 𝐵𝑒𝒶𝓊𝓉𝒾𝒻𝓊𝓁 𝑀𝒶𝒹𝒹𝑒𝓃𝒾𝓃𝑔 ᴡɪʟʟ ᴀʙsᴏʟᴜᴛᴇʟʏ ᴡʀᴇᴄᴋ ʏᴏᴜ—ᴀɴᴅ ʏᴏᴜ’ʟʟ ʀᴇʟɪsʜ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏ sᴇᴄᴏɴᴅ ᴏғ ɪᴛ.

ʜᴀᴘᴘʏ ʀᴇᴀᴅɪɴɢ!
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a gothic romantasy about a girl who tries to escape a curse she can't get rid of. it's a quick, enjoyable read, although it could pass as a bit basic with not much development in several aspects of the story. but the twists left me shook and made me wonder if what i was reading was real or otherwise. i had fun with this!

The Beautiful Maddening was a very interesting read. The premise follows Lark Goode as she deals with the magical tulips that grow on her family farm and the love curse that blooms with them every year. When the tulips bloom every year the Goode siblings become irresistible to anyone that crosses their paths. Archer, Lark’s twin brother leans into the curse and embraces his admirers, while Lark wants nothing more than to leave the town of Cutwater and start a new life.

This year when someone steals some of the tulips, Lark’s classmates fall under the spell of the tulips. They become addicted to the feeling they get from the tulips. Soon Lark and Archer are taking turns guarding the enchanted flowers to try and stop the madness from spreading. Lark also has to deal with the arrival of a new boy that a seemingly unaffected by the magical tulips. Now for the first time she’s beginning to fall in love herself.

I liked this book, but I didn’t love it. I love Shea Ernshaw and the magical worlds she brings to life. This one just didn’t have a lot happening, so at times it seemed dull. I enjoyed the premise and Lark was a fun character. I also enjoyed the nods to The Wicked Deep. There is nothing wrong with this book, it’s a sweet book with a nice love story. More of a cozy read, than some of the author’s previous books. I would definitely recommend to fans of Shea Ernshaw and to fans of quick light hearted reads.

Another absolutely beautiful atmospheric story from Shea Ernshaw!

Lark is stuck in a small town with her brother, cursed by the tulips on their property. She’s determined to escape… and then she meets a boy who is seemingly unaffected. But there’s more to that story.

I was completely sucked in - how bad is this family curse, what it does to the townsfolk, is it really a thing? What’s causing it? What happened to their Mom? So many questions and so much mystery! I had to keep turning the pages.

I also enjoyed how it all unraveled at the end. It wasn’t quite what I thought it’d be, which is always a good thing! No spoilers here!

Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for the opportunity to read this book. The review expresses my personal opinions only.

A strange and unique story, but it just wasn't as good as I was hoping. The other book I had read by Shea Ernshaw was better.

“Love is more than desire: It’s power. Deceit. You can command armies with love; you can alter the world.”

Thanks to NetGalley for this ARC copy. ✨

In this story we follow Larke Goode, a twin in a small town who dreams of getting away. Away from the people, the heartache of being abandoned by her mother, and more importantly the cursed tulips. The tulips are rumored to make anyone fall in love with the Goode family, the love quickly wilting as the flowers do, forever make her question what love is.

Lark is jealous of her twin brother that uses the tulips to his advantage and confused by how he can live life without worrying about the consequences. Until she meets a boy who seems unaffected by the floral scent etched into her veins. Chaos ensues when local teens start stealing the tulips from the Goode’s property and Lark quickly realizes she needs to break herself to break the curse.

This book is beautifully written. I was mesmerized by how the author weaved her way through the plot, a couple twists in the plot you do not see coming. I’m rating it 4 stars as I would have loved the epilogue to show where the characters ended up.

I'm such a sucker for Shea Ernshaw's writing! She has a way of immersing you into her worlds that makes it so atmospheric!

This story is inspired by the Tulip madness and follows twins who are cursed to be loved by everyone. Archer, the brother, embraces it while Lark, the sister, hates it. She keeps everyone at a distance and denies love. When the tulips escape it's up to them to right the wrong.

The think that bothered me about this book was how much they didn't care about the tulips getting out even though that's the whole thing! But it's ok cause everything figures itself out in the end. This is a very YA read including a fade to black scene and literally like 4 kisses, the romance was a nice slow burn. I would've loved to see them meeting their parents though after all that time!

*I received an e-arc via Netgalley and the publisher. Thank you for the opportunity to review. All thoughts are my own*

Shea Ernshaw is one of my favorite authors, and she continues to amaze me with her writing. I literally will read anything that she writes! The Beautiful Maddening was magical, bewitching, and ethereal. I really enjoyed it!

This story was inspired by the tulip madness and the main characters are a set of twins, Archer and Lark Goode. They are cursed to be loved by everyone. Archer seems to like the attention the tulips bring, while Lark resents it and tries to keep everyone at a distance.

Lark meets someone who seems unaffected by the family curse and finds herself falling headstrong into a feeling she’s been spending her life trying to avoid. Like all magic, the magic of the tulips comes with a price. The town of Cutwater falls into a sickness that’s tied to Lark and the tulips.

To save the town, Lark needs to sacrifice everything, even true love. Will she be able to do it?

I took off one star as the ending wasn’t quite as satisfying as I had hoped. Other than that, it was a great read!

I definitely recommend for fans of YA and fantasy!

Did not finish. I liked the writing but I was not connecting with the characters. It has elements that I know others will really enjoy though.

Curse, Tulips, magic ,romance.
Can tulips make you fall madly in love the town people believes so.
Voluntarily reviewed.

Shea Ernshaw is one of my favorite contemporary fantasy writers. I love the way she writes YA romance, with a hint of magic. If you also love magical and haunting YA novels, make sure this one is on your early summer TBR.

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Thank you NetGalley and Simon and Schuster for allowing me to ARC read this in exchange for an honest review.

This was my first Shea Ernshaw book and my first look at her style of writing. And I did like her writing. Her writing had great flow and style.

So, I thought this book had potential. I liked the idea of the magic tulips. However, the follow-through didn’t hit for me. I was hoping for more about the tulips and how they were magic. What we got was a love story between Lark and the boy she thought that she loved. I am not keen on the insta-love trope and that is what this was. Then at the end Lark was a bit of a hypocrite. The entire book she was all about getting the tulips back from everyone that stole them and making sure that no one else had a magic tulip. Then at the end, she wasn’t willing to give hers up in order to free her “love” from the spell.

I felt like the characters didn’t have a ton of depth. Lark was a twin and we hardly got any exposure to her twin. The only times that we really got a feel for him was when he was relishing in the magic from the tulips, when he was trying to push her to leave, or the end when he was attempting to defend the tulips. I wish we would have gotten more of their relationship and how they worked together to live without either of their parents. And yes, that was another issue. Yes they were written as 18, but they were alone prior to turning 18. They were living on their own because their parents left them.

Overall, I don’t know that I would look into any more of Shea’s books. I wasn’t super keen on this one.

Review posted to GoodReads on 6/24/25
Review submitted to Amazon for approval on 6/24/25
Review not posted to IG due to 3 star review

3.5 Stars

This YA fantasy was a great read! I loved the unique idea of tulips having power and how springtime makes people fall in love, especially with the Goode family.

Lark falling for the only boy immune to her family's charm was such a fun setup. It perfectly captured that first crush excitement and that feeling of wanting to explore the world beyond your small town as a teenager.

Read if you like:
* Coming-of-age love stories
* Magical realism
* Lyrical writing
* Quick reads
* Eerie settings

The author's writing style was poetic with lines like, “We have to make our own mistakes. We have to risk everything so that we feel something. So that we live.”

I rated it 3.5 stars because the last half felt a bit flat and didn't live up to its potential to me. I read this one in one sitting. Making for a fun and fast paced reading experience.

Thank you Simon and Schuster Children’s Publishing for the eARC in exchange for an honest review!

Archer and Lark Goode are cursed twins. Every year the tulips in the back yard bloom a beautiful white with a crimson streak, and every year the towns people who get to close to the Goode's will fall madly in love with them. While Archer uses the curse to his advantage, Lark has sworn of love entirely. That is until Oak walks into her life. A boy she's never seen before but she can't help but be drawn to him. Oak doesn't seem affected by the tulips, or so Lark thinks.

I really enjoyed the idea behind the story. It's a touch magical with a curse passed down through the Goode family for generations. However, some of the story was a bit repetitive when it came to the curse. I'm sure it was just to really make sure you understand how against Lark is using the tulips for love but I was a bit overwhelmed with it. The descriptions in the story are top notch. I felt like I could hear the old house falling down and almost smell the tulips. Shea is always great about making you feel like you can step right into her stories! This one was no different. You really get to know both Lark, Archer, and Oak. I gotta say my favorite scene in the whole book was the boat and the fireflies. I truly felt like I was right there!! I'll probably read this one again in the fall ❤️

I really enjoyed this new Young Adult fantasy! It reminded me a lot of Practical Magic but with a Young Adult point of view.

I really loved this one. It felt like poetry while I was reading it. Tragic and beautiful.
It’s a great YA read without feeling like it. There’s so many layers that you’re not sure what to believe when you get to the end. And let me tell you, I was shook. It almost made me want more but it wrapped up exactly how it needed to.

I definitely recommend if you want a magical little read that makes you feel all kinds of things. I will also definitely be recommending this to any one of our YA kiddos. This will be a great one for high school.

I love her books and this one did not disappoint!