i can’t tell if it’s just the way french literature is or if the translation was a bit off but it read a bit strange. it was a bit difficult to understand at times because the magic and world building were explained but i think that’s due to the translation.
 
The plot follows a girl named Ophelia who is living in this futuristic world where the people in each city are all descendants from one 'being' and each 'family'/town has a specific power. Her familial powers is that they can touch an object and know its whole history so she wears gloves all the time. But some people also have extra powers like her uncle can also fix broken things by touching them, and some people can make inanimate objects move, and she can teleport through mirrors for some reason. The society is very steampunk 1800s- prim and proper with women being oppressed and married off. The main character bothered me a bit at first because she has no autonomy but also doesn't try to do anything about it and just lets everything happen but she did eventually do things. She's also the generic meek, unpretty, quirky heroine which I feel like is so overdone at this point. The plot revolves around her being married off to a different family/town in the north pole so she has to leave her city and family and never see them again and go live in the ‘barbaric’ poles with her new husband, Thorn. But thorn is cold and distant and wants nothing to do with her. But does he secretly care for her but not show it? Is this just a pride and prejudice retelling?

The first half was a bit slow but around half way through it really picks up and is full of court drama and intrigue. 

I hate the oppression and situation she’s in and she never really acknowledges it just sorta accepts her lot in life but at the same time she never lets go of herself.