Hummingbird.

I wasn't sure how I felt about this one in the first few pages, I kind of needed a little more information rather than just being dropped into a scenario that had us meeting Mairi, a mage, an afflicted, and her best friend all in the first few pages. 

However, taking a leap of faith that all would be explained later (which it was) I'm so glad I kept going, this is a book that lures you in with questions, why can't Mairi speak, why are the little girls being taken, why are the afflicted the way they are, there's so much going on I found myself speechless at times. 

Mairi has had a rough life there's no denying that, and witnessing her bestfriend...... well that's more than a lot of people could take, but Mairi uses it to strengthen her resolve on finding out the secrets of everyone around her. 

Belle and Twister are so much more complicated than they seem, at first I thought they were just mean people that only thought of themselves and really didn't care about what was going on or who it was happening to as long as they got what they wanted, but there's so much more to them than that, I was really glad that this one ended the way it did and we got to see both sides of them, specifically Belle, I actually liked her at the end of this. 

I felt so many things through this book, wonder, fear, astonishment, there were moments I wanted to cry, and then moments that had me laughing, I won't give away any spoilers, but there is so much depth and complexity to our characters, both the main and supporting that I can't wait to read the next one.

Mind bending and fascinating,  this one has a little bit of everything and is great if you're looking for something to escape reality with because with this one even the tiniest of details could end up being important or the turning point of the entire story. 

I really wish I could give this one 4.5 stars.