The pacing of this graphic novel is … very fast. Rory goes from a first date to falling in love to telling Tyson his secret. And Tyson goes from 0 to 60 in the “how dare you keep this secret from the world!?!?” He blames Rory and walks off, Rory then spends quite a bit of time trying to track him down to win him back and save him from the bad guys — who are his dad and sister’s colleagues — and then Tyson yells at him some more, Rory breaks his trust, and then they get together to try to change the world.

There’s no time to breathe, no time for the characters to feel like people, no time for relationships to make sense. Honestly, this could have used another chapter or two (in my opinion) to show why the sister made the choice she did, and why exactly Tyson and Rory work together as a couple.

However, the art is gorgeous, the colors are vivid and bright, and the magic system is so well handled in the visual medium, with the whys and wherefores are really well established. I can’t wait for the next installment in the series! Thank you so much to Net Galley and the publisher for the ARC.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for this ARC in exchange for my honest review!!

Rory and Tyson were so cute together! But maybe Rory kinda jumped a bit quickly into telling him his secret? He could have just talked about his life and family without mentioning he was magic. How long did they know each other? Also Tyson was super reasonable for being upset about Rory. I would probably act the same way and Rory just expects him to go along with everything. Rory’s family I’m not too sure about, but his Dad seemed really solid at the end. I’m hoping there’s more to this series because that cliffhanger was crazy!