The art in this book was very pretty; the style was cute and fit the YA-romance genre well. There was a lot of fluidity to the art and creative page layouts that brought life to the story. The striking use of colors added a lot to the expressiveness and mood of the art too.
The magical elements were incorporated well. They provided a push to get the story going and a time limit that upped the stakes without taking too much focus away from the core of the story which was Valentina's relationships (both romantic and with her family and friends) and her concept of love. "Saint V", the main supernatural element and antagonist started out as a good mix of creepy and sad. I had wondered if there was going to be more to him as the story progressed, but he mostly faded into the background. This did lower the tension a bit, but there was a lot to show with all Valentina's relationships and he did not need to be at the forefront.
The romance was simple and fairly predictable from the start, but I liked that there was time for it to develop and for Valentina to explore her feelings and her options, even looking for other ways to escape her deal with Saint V that still felt in line with the themes of the story.
The magical elements were incorporated well. They provided a push to get the story going and a time limit that upped the stakes without taking too much focus away from the core of the story which was Valentina's relationships (both romantic and with her family and friends) and her concept of love. "Saint V", the main supernatural element and antagonist started out as a good mix of creepy and sad. I had wondered if there was going to be more to him as the story progressed, but he mostly faded into the background. This did lower the tension a bit, but there was a lot to show with all Valentina's relationships and he did not need to be at the forefront.
The romance was simple and fairly predictable from the start, but I liked that there was time for it to develop and for Valentina to explore her feelings and her options, even looking for other ways to escape her deal with Saint V that still felt in line with the themes of the story.