I requested this book from Netgalley because I loved Sophie Kim’s earlier book The God and the Gumiho. This book is very different and set in a different world (although New Sinsi gets a small mention in passing).
Carriwitchet is a violent game played in the air, on the back of a winged creatures. Taissa Cho was one of the best in the game, until Kion Locke (also one of the best) got her into trouble by accusing her of cheating. At a stroke, Taissa’s career and her life was destroyed.
Two years later, Kion’s team are going very badly. So badly, that they are facing being disbanded. They need a miracle to save them. Kion thinks the miracle they need is Taissa Cho.
Because they’ve been so horrible to each other in the past, they are proper enemies. But Kion needs her for the team and Taissa needs to be back playing carriwitchet. They can put up with each other for the game. But then, they end up having to pretend they’re in a relationship for the good PR.
I don’t normally like enemies to lovers, but this one worked – mainly because their enmity stemmed from something real. They’d both been awful to the other and they knew it. They also already had respect for each other’s skills.
I really enjoyed the banter/squabbling between the two of them and between them and the rest of the team. The plot was complex and went to unexpected places, which was great. As I was reading it, I felt like it was a YA novel that had been aged up, but that might have just been because it was written in the present tense.
This is a really fun book which combines fantasy, sport and romance. I’m looking forward to reading more of these. Thank you to the publisher for the ARC via Netgalley.
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