Overall, I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I found the writing to be beautiful, and all of the characters were well-written, unique, and three-dimensional. The story was captivating and a decent mix of historical fiction & fantasy. 

I will say, it was longer than necessary. It felt like there were three or four climaxes, and the ultimate climax lasted for so long and was a bit muddled. I also didn’t understand why

the sister who didn’t have a love match/who was probably asexual had to be the one who died. It felt a bit like romantic love was more important than other forms of love which was the opposite of the rest of the story.

I also think the author tried to include elements of “other types” of magic within different cultures and mentioned how Black women experience oppression more acutely than do white women, but it fell flat and could’ve been explored much more.