This was the first Schwab book that I read. I've wanted to read her other works and the plan was to begin with Shades Of Magic, but I saw this and thought "why not?" considering it's her debut and I'd be able to see her progress as a writer for myself. It's a solid debut and I enjoy her writing style and choice of words and descriptions. A very compact story and I love these kind of stories because it has a different way of pulling me in and I appreciate that, and the story is good but I felt like something was missing.