Like the ACOTAR (A Court of Thorns and Roses) series, this was another series that I was hesitant about because (in my library at least) it's listed as YA. And again, like ACOTAR, the first book is fine when it comes to young adult, but after that, the rest of the books in the series should be considered "new adult." This story is about two sisters in Italy who, after one of them is murdered, discover there's more to their shared history and family than they realized. The surviving sister, Emilia, is thrown into a world of more powerful magic than she could have ever guessed, and finds herself face-to-face with Wrath, a prince of Hell, who she has trapped and has asked for help in finding her sister, Vittoria's, killer. Throughout their time together, she realizes that perhaps Wrath isn't as "wicked" as she thought, and they actually come to care for each other. The book had me guessing the entire time about who the killer was, and as someone who comes from an Italian family, I loved the fact that much of the magic talked about, and the words used, were Italian. Again, this is another great book with a very strong female character and amazing world building. ( )

I loved this book so much! The setting of 1800s in Italy was so perfect for it. Witches ✔️ demons ✔️ princes of hell one leach of the deadly sins✔️enemies to allies maybe lovers later ✔️ all wrapped up in a murder mystery. I loved wrath so much. The writing style is so easy to read and follow along without being boring. Can’t wait to see what happens in the second book ( )

The best part about this book was the Italian folk magic.

I'm interested to see where the story goes, but for now it feels as though the only thing pulling you through the series is the promise of romance and plot, not the actual presence of it. ( )

Its an okay book. In my opinion, it kind of lacks creativity. ( )

I really loved this wicked world and loved the witchy world. I also was super invested in the mystery. It was such a fast pace read. However because it was such a fast pace story, it sometimes was harder to follow the storyline at points. I grew to the love the pairing at the heart of it. It was such a great read, and the mystery at the heart got me. I really am excited for book 2! ( )