This was a wild ride of a book. My reading has been absolute trash so far this year. I haven't really been in the mood to read anything so I was reading this book in chunks, but this was also the only book I was reaching for. Thank you NetGalley for this eARC for review.
 
Admittedly, I was a little confused at first. I thought this was going to be a historical paranormal/fantasy story and then details of modern-day technology was mentioned and that thew me off a little. It took a couple chapters for things to really pick up, but once they did they did not slow down. 
 
The characters were also great. They were all well-rounded characters, and the antagonists of this book were also. I wanted to feel some kind of sympathy, or pity, or something for Valentina because she was clearly being manipulated by her Grandmother. But, also she was a really horrible person who did awful things she even knew her Grandmother would disapprove of, so I couldn't really feel anything for her. Other than hoping karma caught up to her.

There are a number of POVs in this book, most alternate between the twins, but there are some other POVs sprinkled through to add more context and perspectives to what is happening with the characters. At first, I wasn't sure about it, but they are needed perspectives since it's also in first-person and the twins, Clement and Cristina, wouldn't know any of that information.

The magic was a little ambiguous, but I think it's kind of meant to be. I've read a handful of fantasy books in the past couple of years that talk about and explain Gen-magic so it wasn't too confusing for me. Although this book's focus doesn't really require having a full understanding of how the magic works as it's more about the characters, the magic is more of a backdrop to what is happening with the characters. Secrets, lies, betrayals, and cover-ups.

I don't know if this book will have a sequel or not, but I would be interested in reading more set in this world.