Wow! This book was more than I was expecting. Marlow is an amazing character who captures & keeps you going the whole story. I felt like I was in the story with the way the author described everything & I even felt like some of the characters could be like people I know. I was very surprised at who it turns out is the real person who cursed Adrius. I wasn't very happy with the cliffhanger ending but if there is more in this series I am all for it. If you enjoy fantasy with mystery then you will love this book! I will not spoil the book for anyone but I'm going to need more of Marlow for sure & her friends. The spells don't get explained in the book but I like the mystery about them & how they work. This will be a good contender for an award in the genre because of the storytelling & content of the story. I hope everyone enjoys this book as much as I did & I will recommend it to everyone.