Week 2 Review: Wicked Like a Wildfire

From Goodreads:

Fans of Holly Black and Leigh Bardugo will be bewitched by Lana Popovic's debut YA fantasy novel about a bargain that binds the fates—and hearts—of twin sisters to a force larger than life.

All the women in Iris and Malina's family have the unique magical ability or "gleam" to manipulate beauty. Iris sees flowers as fractals and turns her kaleidoscope visions into glasswork, while Malina interprets moods as music. But their mother has strict rules to keep their gifts a secret, even in their secluded sea-side town. Iris and Malina are not allowed to share their magic with anyone, and above all, they are forbidden from falling in love. 

But when their mother is mysteriously attacked, the sisters will have to unearth the truth behind the quiet lives their mother has built for them. They will discover a wicked curse that haunts their family line—but will they find that the very magic that bonds them together is destined to tear them apart forever?

Wicked Like a Wildfire is the first in a two-book series. Readers will be rapt with anticipation for the sequel. 

My Review:
Oh, this was a really fantastic read! It was so atmospheric, I loved this world and the magic and the history, and I loved reading about these twin sisters! I enjoyed watching them learn about this curse, and how to help their mom! 

The whole thing with the guys of their family, because of the magic that they have, that was infuriating for me on their behalf. That they had to deal with that, was just so awful! Females with power are apparently really scary.

Learning about the gleams and how they worked, as well as the curse, was so interesting! To add that the writing was very descriptive and atmospheric, their gleams came out in very whimsical detail which was really entertaining to read!

I'm really hoping that I read the sequel soon. Because oh, that ending was just evil! And having read the synopsis of book 2, it has me really excited, and I want to know what's going to happen next to these characters! I just need to make the time to read it! 

I had a really great time reading this book and I can't wait to read the sequel! 

Author: Lana Popović
Series: Hibiscus Daughter #1
Read: January 15th, 2021
Source: Own/Edelweiss
Reason Why: Sounded really great and it's a DAC Book, Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2021 Book, WoW Book and a WTC Book!
Publisher: Katherine Tegan Books
Published: August 15th 2017

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars