The premise of this book was very interesting, and drew me in from the start. I didn’t like the FMC very much, but I did like the MMC. The trials were interesting, and the story had a good pace. I will read book 2, but will do it as an ebook instead of an audiobook - I found the story a bit confusing via audio.

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I'm gonna leave this at 3⭐️ for now.
I do think it is a cool premise (a girl with a poisonous touch, a monk with a possession problem-and a love triangle between them), but there were parts that just did not hold my attention and I found myself listening to this just for the sake of saying I did.
The narrators did a really great job, and I'm definitely interested in listening to other works by them.
I would probably give this another listen closer to the next book being released.

Thank you to NetGalley for providing me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review.
I have read a ton of YA Fantasy and it can often feel formulaic or derivative. The Sleepless by Jen Williams definitely surprised me. It felt fresh with dynamic characters and a unique plot. This is certainly one that I will be recommending to students in my library.
I have to say, my favourite part was the sweet, baby cub. I love an animal sidekick but am always nervous that they’ll be put in peril, so I was happy that Fleet came out unscathed. Esme Lonsdale’s narration of his voice was adorable. Honestly, I feel the book could have used more of the cub. I would die for the cub.
My only qualm with the book was that it was marketed as a love triangle, and while that is what I was rooting for the entire time, other than noticing that one another are attractive, there isn’t a lot of romantic tension (or not the amount that I was expecting or hoping for) until the end. I suppose I will just have to wait for book two where the only acceptable outcome will be a polyamorous throuple! I kid. Sort of. Not really.
Overall, Jen Williams was able to describe a distinctive world without bogging the reader down with exposition, create likeable but imperfect characters, and leave me excited to find out what happens next!

Audio Review: Overall I thought the narrators did a good job, kept my attention for the most part.

Story Review: Thought this world and its set up was interesting, along with its gods and monsters. The FMC was so angry and harsh that I expected her to be a bit more of a bada$$ than she was. So that was a little disappointing, but I did enjoy how she found a little softer side to herself as the story moved along. The MMC(s) were both so different, yet so similar. I def preferred Lucien and am wondering what book 2 holds in store for him. Probably nothing good. - I wish we’d spent more time in the monster forest (G forest??) and gotten to know more of the creatures there, but it was still interesting to find out the backstory on these other gods. I was also expecting more action scenes, or perhaps for the action scenes to be more dramatic I guess… so that was also a bit of a disappointment. But overall, I thought the premise was intriguing and do look forward to seeing what happens in book 2. This wasn’t really left on a cliffhanger, but just the knowledge that more was to come. - Spice level: 0.5/5

A few potential TW’s 👇

- Mother grieving loss of children.
- Harm to an innocent creature
- Cruel deity / cruel followers / cultish behavior
- Intending harm to a child
- Betrayal by a trusted friend

Audio Run Time: 10 hrs, 29 mins
Narrated by: Esme Lonsdale and Kobna Holdbrook-Smith.
Release Date: September 30, 2025

Thank you to NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for this ALC in return for my honest review.

🌟3.5🌟


Thank you Netgalley and Macmillan Audio for an ARC of this book!

This was an interesting and a refreshing original concept I thoroughly enjoyed. A captivating story, with beautiful magic, a lush & vivid atmosphere, with a satisfying conclusion. The book itself is absolutely gorgeous. Some parts did fall a little flat but honestly I only think it's because everything else does have just SOOOOOO so much potential/possibility.

This is still a book I will be purchasing and recommending. Also, this is another one I would recommend to anyone looking for some originality

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This story follows two points of view. Starting off, we follow a young girl of 12 who lives in an orphanage. Two people show up to the orphanage who works for the queen and choose her to take with them. Quickly, she realizes she has been chosen to be sacrificed to the Queen's god in front of all of the town's people. Luckily, once sacrificed, she is then saved by a different god who turned her into a poison child, so if she touches another human, her touch will instantly poison and burn the humans skin. She is told to watch over the forest for this god and be sure there are no intruders.
The other point of view is of a boy who is basically prisoner in a monastery watched over by priests and locked away at night because he is what they call The Sleepless. Whenever he falls asleep, a different spirit takes over his body and is then in control. It is said that The Sleepless have an evil spirit inside them that only wishes to cause chaos.
In this world, there are twelve gods and mages who are connected to a god that they will give sacrifices to. The sacrifice depends on the God and its wishes. This story is full of magic and adventure in a very unique world setting that is not like any other. I enjoyed diving into this world and loved seeing the story unfold.
I was able to listen to the audiobook, and the two voice actors did a very good job of bringing this engaging story to life.

🎧𝒜𝓊𝒹𝒾𝑜𝒷𝑜𝑜𝓀 𝒜𝑅𝒞 𝑅𝑒𝓋𝒾𝑒𝓌🎧

𝑅𝒶𝓉𝒾𝓃𝑔: 🥀🥀🥀 ᴏᴜᴛ ᴏғ 𝟻 ᴇɴᴄʜᴀɴᴛᴇᴅ ʀᴏsᴇs

ʜᴜɢᴇ ᴛʜᴀɴᴋ ʏᴏᴜ ᴛᴏ ʜᴛᴘ & ᴡᴇᴅɴᴇsᴅᴀʏ ʙᴏᴏᴋs ғᴏʀ ᴘʀᴏᴠɪᴅɪɴɢ ᴍᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜɪs ᴀʟᴄ!

𝒮𝒽𝑒 𝓌𝒶𝓈 𝓂𝒶𝒹𝑒 𝒷𝓎 𝒶 𝑔𝑜𝒹, 𝒷𝓊𝓉 𝓈𝒽𝑒’𝓈 𝒻𝒶𝓁𝓁𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝒻𝑜𝓇 𝒶 𝓂𝑜𝓃𝓈𝓉𝑒𝓇.

𝒯𝒽𝑒 𝒮𝓁𝑒𝑒𝓅𝓁𝑒𝓈𝓈 ɪs ᴍᴀʀᴋᴇᴛᴇᴅ ᴀs ʜᴀᴠɪɴɢ ᴀ (ᴜɴᴄᴏɴᴠᴇɴᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟ) ʟᴏᴠᴇ ᴛʀɪᴀɴɢʟᴇ, ʙᴜᴛ ʜᴏɴᴇsᴛʟʏ, ᴀʀᴛᴀɪʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴇʟᴠᴇʀ ɢᴀᴠᴇ sɪʙʟɪɴɢ ᴠɪʙᴇs, ᴡʜᴇʀᴇᴀs ᴇʟᴠᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ʟᴜᴄɪᴀɴ ɢᴀᴠᴇ ᴇɴᴇᴍɪᴇs-ᴛᴏ-ʟᴏᴠᴇʀs. sɪɴᴄᴇ ɪ ᴅᴏɴ’ᴛ ʟɪᴋᴇ ʟᴏᴠᴇ ᴛʀɪᴀɴɢʟᴇs, ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴀᴄᴛᴜᴀʟʟʏ ᴡᴏʀᴋᴇᴅ ғᴏʀ ᴍᴇ—ʙᴜᴛ ɪᴛ ᴀʟsᴏ ᴍᴀᴅᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴀʀᴋᴇᴛɪɴɢ ғᴇᴇʟ ᴀ ʟɪᴛᴛʟᴇ ᴍɪsʟᴇᴀᴅɪɴɢ.

ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀᴇᴍɪsᴇ ᴡᴀs ɪɴᴛʀɪɢᴜɪɴɢ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡʀɪᴛɪɴɢ ɪᴛsᴇʟғ ᴡᴀs sᴛʀᴏɴɢ, ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜ ɪ’ʟʟ ᴀᴅᴍɪᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴇɢɪɴɴɪɴɢ ᴡᴀs ᴄᴏɴғᴜsɪɴɢ. ᴜɴғᴏʀᴛᴜɴᴀᴛᴇʟʏ, ᴛʜᴇ ǫᴜᴇsᴛ ɪᴛsᴇʟғ ғᴇʟᴛ sʟᴏᴡ ᴀɴᴅ ᴜɴᴇᴠᴇɴᴛғᴜʟ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ sᴛᴀᴋᴇs ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ғᴜʟʟʏ ʜᴏᴏᴋᴇᴅ ᴍᴇ. ʙɪɢɢᴇsᴛ ᴅʀᴀᴡʙᴀᴄᴋ? ɪᴛ’s ᴍᴀʀᴋᴇᴛᴇᴅ ᴀs ʀᴏᴍᴀɴᴛᴀsʏ ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ’s ʙᴀʀᴇʟʏ ᴀɴʏ ʀᴏᴍᴀɴᴄᴇ ɪɴ ɪᴛ. ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴀɢʟɪɴᴇ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴠᴇʀ ᴇᴠᴇɴ ᴘʀᴏᴍɪsᴇs ʀᴏᴍᴀɴᴄᴇ, ᴀɴᴅ ʏᴇᴛ ɪᴛ ᴅᴇʟɪᴠᴇʀs ᴠᴇʀʏ ʟɪᴛᴛʟᴇ. ɪ’ᴅ ʀᴀᴛʜᴇʀ ɢᴏ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴀ ʙᴏᴏᴋ ᴋɴᴏᴡɪɴɢ ʀᴏᴍᴀɴᴄᴇ ɪsɴ’ᴛ ᴀ ғᴏᴄᴜs ᴛʜᴀɴ ʙᴇ ʙᴀᴍʙᴏᴏᴢʟᴇᴅ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴇxᴘᴇᴄᴛɪɴɢ ɪᴛ.

ᴛʜᴀᴛ sᴀɪᴅ, ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜʟɪɢʜᴛs ғᴏʀ ᴍᴇ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ʟᴜᴄɪᴀɴ ᴀɴᴅ ᴇʟᴠᴇʀ’s ᴄʜᴇᴍɪsᴛʀʏ (ᴡʜᴇɴ ɪᴛ ᴡᴀs ᴀʟʟᴏᴡᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ sʜɪɴᴇ) ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴜᴛᴛᴇʀʟʏ ʟᴏᴠᴀʙʟᴇ ᴛᴀʟᴋɪɴɢ ᴄᴜʙ sɪᴅᴇ ᴄʜᴀʀᴀᴄᴛᴇʀ—sᴇʀɪᴏᴜsʟʏ, ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴀɴᴛᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ᴡᴀs ᴇᴠᴇʀʏᴛʜɪɴɢ. ɪ ᴀʟsᴏ ᴡɪsʜ ᴊᴇɴ ᴡɪʟʟɪᴀᴍs ʟᴇᴀɴᴇᴅ ʜᴀʀᴅᴇʀ ɪɴᴛᴏ ʟᴜᴄɪᴀɴ’s ᴍᴏʀᴀʟʟʏ ɢʀᴇʏ ɴᴀᴛᴜʀᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ʜɪs ᴅʏɴᴀᴍɪᴄ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴇʟᴠᴇʀ, ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜsᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ’s ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇ sᴘᴀʀᴋs ᴛʀᴜʟʏ ᴡᴇʀᴇ.

𝒩𝒶𝓇𝓇𝒶𝓉𝒾𝑜𝓃: ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀᴏᴅᴜᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏғ 𝒯𝒽𝑒 𝒮𝓁𝑒𝑒𝓅𝓁𝑒𝓈𝓈 ᴡᴀs ᴄʟᴇᴀɴ ᴀɴᴅ ᴇᴀsʏ ᴛᴏ ʟɪsᴛᴇɴ ᴛᴏ, ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴡᴇʟʟ-ᴘᴀᴄᴇᴅ ᴅᴇʟɪᴠᴇʀʏ. ɪ ᴀᴘᴘʀᴇᴄɪᴀᴛᴇᴅ ʜᴏᴡ ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴀʀʀᴀᴛᴏʀ ᴄᴀᴘᴛᴜʀᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ’s ᴛᴏɴᴇ, ᴇᴠᴇɴ ɪғ sᴏᴍᴇ ᴄʜᴀʀᴀᴄᴛᴇʀ ᴠᴏɪᴄᴇs ʙʟᴇɴᴅᴇᴅ ᴛᴏɢᴇᴛʜᴇʀ ᴀᴛ ᴛɪᴍᴇs. ɪᴛ ᴅɪᴅɴ’ᴛ ʜɪɴᴅᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇxᴘᴇʀɪᴇɴᴄᴇ ʙᴜᴛ ᴀʟsᴏ ᴅɪᴅɴ’ᴛ ᴇʟᴇᴠᴀᴛᴇ ɪᴛ ᴀs ᴍᴜᴄʜ ᴀs ɪᴛ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ʜᴀᴠᴇ.

𝒯𝓇𝑜𝓅𝑒𝓈 & 𝐸𝓁𝑒𝓂𝑒𝓃𝓉𝓈:
✨ᴍᴀʟᴇғɪᴄᴇɴᴛ x ɢᴏᴅᴋɪʟʟᴇʀ
✨ʟᴏᴠᴇ ᴛʀɪᴀɴɢʟᴇ (sᴏʀᴛ ᴏғ)
✨ᴍᴏʀᴀʟʟʏ ɢʀᴇʏ ʟᴏᴠᴇ ɪɴᴛᴇʀᴇsᴛ
✨ᴛᴀʟᴋɪɴɢ ᴀɴɪᴍᴀʟ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴀɴɪᴏɴ ᴡʜᴏ sᴛᴏʟᴇ ᴛʜᴇ sʜᴏᴡ
✨ғᴏᴜɴᴅ ғᴀᴍɪʟʏ + ᴜɴʟɪᴋᴇʟʏ ᴀʟʟɪᴇs
✨ᴘʀᴏᴘʜᴇᴄʏ / ᴅᴇsᴛɪɴʏ ᴛʜʀᴇᴀᴅs
✨sʟᴏᴡ ʙᴜʀɴ
✨sɪʙʟɪɴɢs ᴠs. ʟᴏᴠᴇʀs ᴄᴏɴғᴜsɪᴏɴ
✨ǫᴜᴇsᴛ ғᴀɴᴛᴀsʏ
✨ᴘᴏᴡᴇʀ sᴛʀᴜɢɢʟᴇs & ʙᴇᴛʀᴀʏᴀʟ
✨ɢᴏᴅs & ᴍᴏɴsᴛᴇʀs

𝐹𝒾𝓃𝒶𝓁 𝓋𝑒𝓇𝒹𝒾𝒸𝓉: ɪ ᴍᴀʏ ᴏʀ ᴍᴀʏ ɴᴏᴛ ᴘɪᴄᴋ ᴜᴘ ᴛʜᴇ sᴇǫᴜᴇʟ ᴛᴏ 𝒯𝒽𝑒 𝒮𝓁𝑒𝑒𝓅𝓁𝑒𝓈𝓈 ᴅᴇᴘᴇɴᴅɪɴɢ ᴏɴ ᴍʏ ᴍᴏᴏᴅ—ʙᴜᴛ ɪ ᴄᴀɴ sᴇᴇ ᴛʜɪs ғɪɴᴅɪɴɢ ɪᴛs ᴛᴀʀɢᴇᴛ ᴀᴜᴅɪᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴀᴍᴏɴɢ ʀᴇᴀᴅᴇʀs ᴡʜᴏ ᴇɴᴊᴏʏ sʟᴏᴡᴇʀ, ǫᴜᴇsᴛ-ᴄᴇɴᴛᴇʀᴇᴅ ғᴀɴᴛᴀsʏ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʜɪɴᴛs ᴏғ ʀᴏᴍᴀɴᴛɪᴄ ᴛᴇɴsɪᴏɴ.

ʜᴀᴘᴘʏ ʀᴇᴀᴅɪɴɢ!
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I had to DNF at about 25% because I could tell it was not for me. I tried. I really did. I just got completely lost with the world building, and the quest to find the cub did not have my attention. I could sense the impending love triangle and I was not enthusiastic about it. Also, and this is a me thing, but I really struggle with books that begin with an extended third person omniscient POV when it’s clear it’s the introduction to the MCs who m we will follow in the next chapter. It comes across as detached and aloof made it hard for me to care about the characters. I think this style of writing was just hard for me.

I ended up really enjoying The Sleepless. For a YA fantasy, it felt fresh and different. The magic system and the way the gods/religion are tied into the story were unique l, I haven’t read anything quite like it in a while. And the male main character being basically two people in one body (since he’s sharing it with a “dark spirit”) made for such a cool dynamic. It also added a really interesting layer to the love triangle, even though this isn’t technically a romance. There’s definitely a sense of everyone crushing on/falling for each other, which I think sets things up nicely for romance in book two.

What stood out most to me was how creative and different this felt compared to a lot of YA fantasies I’ve read. The world building is strong, the magic system is intriguing, and the characters kept me interested from start to finish. My only hope is that this stays a duology as planned, I think the story will shine the most if it wraps up neatly rather than dragging out. Overall, this was a really solid start, and I’ll definitely be picking up book two when it comes out!

I listened to the audiobook, and both narrators, Esme Lonsdale and Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, did a fantastic job. Their performances really brought the characters to life. I think the dual narration worked especially well for this book.

Thank you NetGalley and Macmillan Audio | Macmillan Young Listeners for sending this ALC for review consideration. All opinions are my own.

The narration of this book is superb 5 stars. Loved the narrators accent and voice acting.

The book itself I have 3 stars. Exquisite world building.I didn't for-see the love triangle but it added another depth. I think this is the book that lays the sorta boring ground work for the second book to fly. Really excited for the second book and to see how this ends the story's premise is so unique and interesting. Thank you to netgalley the author, and the publisher for the advanced copy.

The Sleepless has all the makings of an ambitious fantasy—lush world-building, a unique premise with curses and gods, and even a dangerous love triangle unlike most I’ve seen before. Elver’s poisonous skin and Artair’s shared body with Lucian set up fascinating conflicts, and I could tell Jen Williams was building something epic and atmospheric.

Unfortunately, this one just wasn’t for me in audio form. While both narrators are talented, I found it difficult to stay engaged with the pacing, and the constant shifts between characters left me more disoriented than intrigued. I often had to rewind sections, which broke the flow of the story and made it feel like a slog rather than an escape. The dense world-building—which I usually love—felt overwhelming in audio, and I never quite connected enough with Elver, Artair, or Lucian to push through.

I can absolutely see this finding the right audience, especially for readers who enjoy dark, layered fantasy with complex relationships and morally gray characters. But for me, the combination of the heavy narrative style and audio delivery meant I had to set it aside unfinished.

Elver and Artair must work together in order to save not only a creature from the woods (Elver) and the monks (Artair) they must also work together to make it out of almost every situation they find themselves in. They both learn nothing is what it seems. They learn more about themselves and each other along the way. I can’t wait to find out more and how this turns out for them!

I would first like to thank NetGalley and @Macmillan.Audio for allowing me to review a copy of this audiobook before its release in exchange for an honest review.



I really enjoyed this story and I’m looking forward to book two. I need to know what happens with these characters going forward. I really did like the story, but I felt like there were parts in the middle that were either slightly confusing for me (not sure if this was the narration or the writing style) and other parts that were just a tad bit slow for my liking in a story. The narration was rather good as well, but I found that the female narrator’s voice was just less interesting than the male narrators voice and that made her parts less interesting to listen to.



I also really liked the characters in this story. I personally wasn’t that big of a fan of Elver. She bothered me a little bit especially with the attitude that she had the whole story. I understand her attitude at the beginning but it kind of felt like she had no character development by the end. Artair and Lucian on the other hand were super interesting characters with their own dynamics and they both grew as people a bit by the end of the first book – enough to show some hints of what might happen in the second book. I also appreciated the way we learned about Lucian, bit by bit, until the big reveal of his character. The spicy level was also a level 1.



Overall, I would rate this book a 4 out of 5 stars. Pretty good for the first book in a series but I was pretty annoyed by Elver as a character.

I really enjoyed this audiobook. I loved the complex god/minion structure. The narrators did a great job and the book constantly kept me uneasy in the best way possible. This was a fun read!

Elver Is the keeper of the forest. And when one of the pups comes up missing she goes in pursuit of him. Only to find herself face to face with one of the faceless. But to her surprise he doesn’t want to keep the pup. So Elver helps him deceive the gif who requested Artair to take it. Elver soon discovers that Artair is inhabited by Lucian and against Artairs wishes she gets to know him and frees him while Atrair sleeps. And soon Lucian knows who he is and leaves her. Then Lucian discovers something and he goes to save Elver.

Throughout Elvers journey she finds out humans are not as bad as she first thought. And finds out she can love.

Love the cover and title 💖

I recieved the audiobook and seemed beautifully written from the start, very ointeresting and fantasy feel.

I loved thebeginnng ans about the sea serpents 💖

I loved the storytelling and was excited to see what would happen

Great world building 💖

I really liked Elver and admired her strength .

The Sleepless is a YA romantic fantasy featuring Gods and monsters. There was a lot to like in this book. I especially enjoyed the depth of the world building by Williams. This story featured multiple Gods with their own distinctive backgrounds in addition to the creatures. The creatures, especially the cub, were easily my favorite aspect of this book. I also enjoyed how Williams crafted her characters. They were unique and yet still relatable. Additionally, I appreciated the complex issues that Williams tackled in this book especially in regard to the cult type behavior. The main issues I had with this book were the pacing and wanting more. The elements that had me hooked, I was fully invested in. However, there were more times than I would like where I lost engagement with the story. I also just wanted more depth from the story, but I’m hoping to get some of that in the second book in the duology. I did enjoy the audiobook, though. I appreciated the choice of using two different narrators to tell the story. I also felt it was an engaging narration that helped keep me invested when the story was starting to slow too much. It was also easy to follow and understand. I’d recommend either doing a fully immersive read or going with the audiobook for this.
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Rating: 3.5 ⭐️

I liked this book a lot. It was a heartfelt epic adventure of self discovery and the culmination of fate! Loved the different themes and characters development. Great YA Fantasy

Elver & Artier/Lucian. 3.5 ⭐️’s. So overall, the story is pretty good. From the beginning, we are dipped into chaos and are given a glimpse of how this world works. The prologue hooked me and I was very hooked in the story until maybe the last couple of chapters. I do think at the end it was dragged out a little bit and certain aspects of the story could have been left out that were not necessarily interesting or added much to the story. As a fantasy, the world creation is great. I loved all of the depiction of the 12 gods and also the realms descriptions, as well as all the creatures that came out. Now, for the love part of the story I would have to say I was lacking a little bit. While they are in a very strange situation, I am just not sure how I feel about the love triangle. It’s also a little bit unclear on how one of the characters shares a body and why he ended up where he ended up, but I am guessing that may be answered in the sequel. Even though it does get slower in the end, I still wanted to know what was going to happen so I continued, and I am very intrigued to know how this love triangle gets resolved or if it even gets resolved. All in all I would recommend the story. I think it’s pretty solid and for fantasy it is not a bad start if you are wanting to dip into the fantasy world. I did get this as an audiobook and I have to say that the narrators, Esme Lonsdale and Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, did a great job. I really like listening to duets and this one did not disappoint. Also, for all of the secondary characters that there were, I think they both did a great job in their voice that you could differentiate who was speaking, especially when it came to Artier and Lucien. Anyways, as always to feel the need of my hopelessly romantic heart I would have loved to have seen a little bit more romance, not just a kiss in the last chapter. Not saying there had to be anything more steamy, as I know this is a YA read, just saying that I could’ve had a little bit more chemistry throughout. Thanks to MacMillan Audio and MacMillan Young Listeners for giving me the opportunity to dive into this audiobook ahead of publication.

I tried many times to get into this book but to no avail it's a DNF for me. The premise sounded intriguing and the concepts were appealing to me. It might have been the writing that threw me off.