dnf @ 73% // 2.5 stars

The writing style is nice but for me I felt too distant from the characters and events. I love a slow-paced life journey type fantasy (e.g. Assassin's Apprentice) but this was far too bland imo. Things happen but rarely did they feel impactful, aside from a few moments with the romance. I didn't care one way or the other about the love triangle and I didn't really care by the point I dnf'd about who she ended up with.

Unlike some negative reviews I did feel like the romances were well developed, especially the initial one. Their banter was cute and it wasn't as insta-lovey as some reviews made it out to be.

Unfortunately by part three I just stopped caring and even switching to the audiobook only helped so much (it was fine but I'm not sure the narrator was a great choice, I love her but not for this one).