Bree's Reviews > Gilded Wicked Mirrors

DNF at 75%— I was so intrigued by the concept of Gilded Wicked Mirrors. It felt like nothing else I had ever read before, and I was really disappointed to dnf.

Vampires, magic mirrors, deadly bargains, 7 years bad luck... sign me up! The magic system felt so unique and I was drawn in from the beginning to learn more. The mystery aspect also had me incredibly interested because I love secrets and it definitely had the same vibe as Crescent City! The story takes place in a second world fantasy that very much resembles a 1890 - 1910 time period as far as dress and technology, but some of the dialogue kept pulling me out of that time period, and it felt off to me. I loved that out FMC Quinn was a ballet dancer, and the dancer in me ate up the ballet terminology, but sometimes it felt out of place and unnecessary. I think in general a lot of the writing felt a little more fluffy to me, and I continued to find myself skimming for dialogue.

I enjoyed reading about Quinn's friendships. She has a strong group who seem to have their own dark secrets but ultimately will do anything to protect each other. The enemies to lovers plot line between Quinn & Emrys was very interesting at first, but for some reason I struggled to connect with them like I wanted.

There were lots of little exciting plot twists along the way that would start draw me back into the story, but then nothing would really happen and I'd start skimming again. Just because this book was not for me, does not mean its not for you.

Thank you to Victory Editing and NetGalley for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for my honest review. All thoughts and opinion are my own.