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I should be taking the time to process this book, but we are going to process it together:

This book has SO much in it. The world building, the character building, the minute details of each scene...it is all very specific and it builds.

If you want a quick, easy Romantasy read, this is not it. But if you want gritty, detailed world building with a complex plot and even more complex characters? Enter the Vertex.

Aara is one of my favorite kinds of FMCs. She is flawed and strong-willed. She gets annoying, and she doesn't listen. Her lessons are learned the hard way, and she doesn't listen to reason. That being said, she grows immensely from the first chapter to the last and I just know that she's going to end up being a force to be reckoned with.

Alysna is our wallflower. She tries to stay as small as possible and lets others rule her life. Her part in this story is smaller than Aara's, but her arc was also really cool to see and she's going to be fierce as the series progresses.

This world building is hefty and the pacing is pretty slow, I'll be honest. That doesn't mean it's a bad thing. This is thorough story writing, and I stored it all away because it's going to be important later, we are trusting the process.

I spent a lot of my time trying to connect the dots and figure out the mysteries (I never did), and I was completely caught off-guard by the ending. The ending actually made me want to throw my kindle because while I LOVED the twist, I also didn't love it because that's not what I wanted to happen. But again, I'm trusting the process!

I'm already ready for Book 2. Let's go!

Overall: recommend
Spice: open door