Okay so…this was not a win for me. I finished it and then I was like, “What did I just read?” And that makes me really sad because I have enjoyed her books so far, but I was just having the hardest time getting into this one. The thing about this is that I cannot honestly tell you what it’s about from my own view because I have no idea.

In the beginning it was easy for me to follow along with. They are stuck in Arizona because a Snow Queen put their homeland into an eternal winter. Magic is banned and there’s all types of it which I get, but then it brought in the Cheshire cat??? And I LOVE Alice in Wonderland characters! I don’t know. The more I read it, the more confused I got. But I should love this book! The writing style is something that I would usually go for. You know, the characters with the “I don’t care on the outside, but I secretly do on the inside.” type of attitude. I love that stuff, but it just didn’t stick with me. Also, I don’t know if anyone else is like this, but if I read a book and the characters have these hard names to pronounce, I immediately lose interest. Like Tagalog or Makiling or Shaba-daba-whatever!

So in other words, I’m not going to say that this book sucks because Rin Chupeco is an amazing author. Don’t let this review steer you away from her other books. However, this was not meant for me, but it could be for you. It has magic, a kickass female character, a gay prince and a firebird. Just because it was not my cup of tea does not mean that it can’t be your shot of tequila.