I really enjoyed reading this book! I knew I would because the cover is gorgeous (yes, I do tend to judge books by their cover) and I love to read books that have magic in them. They are so much more interesting than the real world. Even if there are many issues in the fictional world, of which this one has so many. Magic is illegal and hunted down by the church but the rich get to have the Nightbirds who bestow magic with a kiss. There is much more to this though (secrets galore in fact) and I grew to really like Mathilde, Sayer, and Æsa, the current generation of Nightbirds as they learned of those secrets and took flight against the unjustness in the world. I did not feel like this was a debut book (which is really good) and I hope that the Fyrebirds can save the day and country and rely on each other, soul bound as they are. I am looking forward to the next book for sure!