This just missed all the marks for me and was really strange, and not in a good way.

Here's the thing, I get why a lot of people loved this, but I just felt very disconnected from this book.

The fact that I almost DNFed this but pushed through and regretted it says a lot about how I feel about this book.

This was not the best introduction to an author ever. This book was so utterly disappointing.

In all honesty, before I picked this up I had heard of it, but had no interest in reading it because I didn't think I would like it. Needles

As someone who loves a good Korean drama, I was excited to pick this up as I had never read anything set in Joseon before. Needless to say,

My notes on this book only said 👏👏👏.

If her name sounds familiar to you, she is also the author of Sorcery of Thorns which was her second novel. And if you've seen my review for