Post World War 1, Magic is prohibited. Inspired by the Great Gatsby. Gatsby meets Practical Magic.

Annie Mason's father died, his last wish was for his daughter to go to his home on crow island, pack his things and sell them. When she gets to crow island she soon realizes that not everything is what she expected, why is her best friend here? who is Emmeline and why does she have this magnetic pull? what secrets was her father hiding? and who is the council?

If you are confused throughout almost the first half of this book, good, you should be. KEEP READING. I have to say the beginning was so confusing because you are so lost in what's going on, who are these people, why should I care? but it does eventually get explained, there was never a moment that I wasn't enjoying what I was reading while I was waiting to find out, I didn't want to put this book down. I NEEDED to know. I didn't understand the magic, the blood debts, the parties, the kazam... but it does come eventually, I promise you will find out. The ending of the dilemma in the story was a bit too much of an easy out for me, which is why I didn't give this a 5 star, but, it was still a good ending.

There is definitely some trigger warnings that need to be stated:
-Loss of a pregnancy
-Domestic violence
-Blood (used in magic)
-Sexual assault (very briefly mentioned)

I loved the characters, I felt like I was in this story, I did actually care about these characters. although, I will say Bea is so annoying and selfish but that is how she is meant to be. I loved the magic, the atmosphere, the slightly eerie vibe of the whole story, I love the island and the flashbacks in time, I loved that Annie grew into herself, she was smart and braver than she thought. I loved that there was LGBTQIA+ representation, there was a lesbian main character and a non-binary main character. I had filled my whole page in my reading journal for this book by 25% if that says anything for you about how much happens in this book! (i use a B5 journal so its a big page) Also, the cover is beautiful and I can't wait to have it on my shelves.

I would definitely recommend this book to anyone who likes dark, eerie, witchy vibes, but also the 20s and island mysteries.

I received this Ebook arc in exchange for my honest opinion.
thank you to Francesca May and the Publishers for sending it my way.

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