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This book is a visual banquet, from the streets of Prague to the supernatural world of Brimstone and Akiva, I felt surrounded by magic, color, and the kind of little observations that bring a book to life for me. Karou is a fabulous heroine, and I was immediately drawn to her. The plot itself is unique and kept me turning the pages. I felt a bit let down by the romance because I couldn't quite connect to the insta-love between her and Akiva (even though there's a solid reason for it), and the second half of the book has so many flashbacks that I felt like I lost Karou. However, I still anxiously turned the pages to see how it ended, and I will definitely buy the sequel. Ms. Taylor is a talented writer with a magical imagination.