I was sent an ARC of this book from Entangled Teen in exchange for an honest review.
I was really excited to jump into this book. The whole concept of being able to call up phantoms is awesome, and it created a great base to the book. I liked the book as a whole but I felt like a lot of things were told instead of shown to the reader.
My favourite characters had to be Ash and Kaylin. They were definitely the most interesting and, honestly, I skim read a lot of Marcus’ parts. Ash was a great female lead- she was smart and had a great determination which drove the story forward. I also loved Kaylin- he added a bit of humour and swoon-worthiness that this book definitely needed. I liked their blossoming romance but I was a little unsatisfied with how the book ended. We didn’t get to see Ash confront Kaylin about all the Mar reveals which would have tied up a few things ahead of the sequel.
The ending as a whole was unsatisfying to me. We had a massive fight on Aku which was done brilliantly but going back to Baiseen and the defences there were very rushed and glossed over. We didn’t get any closure and, while it is obviously the first book in a series and cliffhangers are to be expected, there wasn’t any sense of closure to the book. I wanted the others to see Ash’s phantom and I desperately wanted Ash to address why and how she could hear other people’s thoughts! It happened so much throughout the book and she didn’t even seem fazed! She didn’t discuss it or ponder what it meant at all!
I definitely think Brogal is being set up as a villain and it will be interesting to see how he tries to suppress Ash’s powers. I’m also excited to see the consequences of Kaylin disobeying his assassin orders and how that will all play out.
Overall, this was an enjoyable read and sets up a promising sequel. However, the pacing was sometimes off for me and the ending left me feeling unsatisfied. The concept and world was intriguing and unique and has a lot of potential for future books.
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