The Invocations

Not quite as dark academia as I was originally expecting but Sutherland killed it again with the dark atmospherics that she is well known for. Loved the magic system between demons and witches that she used. All 3 of the main girls were entertaining to read about, they were all well thought out and each brought something to the plot. I even loved Bael who was barely in the book, that's how well she wrote the characters. The mystery was well planned and I did guess the villain but it was still fun to read. I'd honestly love to get a Phoenix House sequel to revisit the girls.

i liked this so much? i did really enjoy the other book that i read from this author but i wasn't expecting to like this book as much as i did. not a huge fan of witch books but this was DIFFERENT

God I love me a good creepy saphic found family ish type book
Must say that I saw the ‘twist' comming from a mile away tho

I really enjoy Krystal Sutherland's writing and this book proved that. It was rather slower paced than House of Hollow but I had a good time.

“She’s deeply disinterested in men, not only on a sexual level, but also on an intellectual one.”

Jude is a great character.

3.5 stars
I have a lot of questions.

The body horror is exquisite. The three female characters are unique and I loved seeing them work together. The ending felt a little cliche, but the strength of the characters and their relationships to each other overcame a lot of my reticence about the ending.

Picked up this book right after the House of Hollow, and finished in two days. This was equally incredible as the prior book!! Of course I expected there would be plot twist, but still it didn't fail to amaze me.

Always loved how Sutherland weaved everything together, and how beautifully it made up the story. This would be a great adaptation for a movie! Cross fingers.

p/s: This book is creepier than the HoH, so please don't read before sleep if you're not looking to get nightmares. Cause I did!