In an Egyptian inspired world, Sylvia is hiding her magic as one of the last of the Jasadi - a group of powerful magic wielders that were destroyed years before - and its heir along with it. When she is chosen as the champion of the Nizahl Heir. Together, they must unleash her magic so she can win the competition.

The main character and her friends at the beginning were heartwarming. You could see Sylvia's struggle to hide her magic and keep it hidden so she could continue her life. I loved her character and watching her grow throughout the book.

However, the pacing of this book is everywhere. At times extremely slow and then very fast. The main love interest gave me red flags and I didn't grow to like him much. Additionally, there are soo many names throughout this that it gets confusing at times - and this is coming from someone who likes complicated fantasy. It also had very similar plot points to another well known fantasy novel so it felt like it had been done before.

You will like this if you like: enemies to lovers, forbidden magic, a lost heir, slow burn, and competitions/champions.