This, in all honesty, was a great book. I enjoyed the little flaws in the main character - Mariana, and the ending was, although a little predictable, very well thought out and written. The characters are not as two-dimensional as they are in other books and I really like Fred. He was just this cute ball of fluff, his innocence still with him and I hope his and Mariana's friendship blooms sweetly. The epilogue, rather long and fast paced, was satisfying, I felt like I was looking through the years passed by even though I'm on the young side.

Overall, this was a great book and I see why Booktok likes this. The Maidens radiates dark academia aura too.