Evocation Book I in The Summoner's Circle

This book had me in a chokehold! I don't know how Gibson did it, but she managed to grip me with her compelling and unique characters, so authentic and different. They fit each other like puzzle pieces and I was rooting for Moira and David the entire time, especially the latter holds a special place in my heart. Rhys is a little hard to like, but I couldn't help but have big emotions™ anyway when it came to David and Rhys; I thrived during their bantering. The world is easy to grasp, the english very purple prose (which I like a lot), the story itself is rather slow, but that was fine by me as I was most interested in how their relationship unravels. Also, did I mention it's about occultism and possessions? That's right up my alley!

S.T. Gibson has quickly become one of my favourite authors this year and this book really just cemented that. The writing style is just absolutely gorgeous and the more I learned about the characters the more I fell in love with each of them! So if a book about curses, secret societies and messy relationships sounds like something you might be into, you should definitely give this book a try!

S. T. Gibson is one of my auto-buy authors for a reason! Even though each of her books are different, you can feel a unique touch, some sort of signature scent, that makes it impossible not to recognize her stories. “Evocation” offers big emotions, a blossoming poly-relationship and a secret society of warlocks and witches that’s at least half as messy as the main characters. I’d describe it as a grown up, more polished version of the “Shadowhunter Chronicles”. If you were a fan of those—and not so patiently waited for Magnus’ cameo in every instalment—or loved Maggie Stiefvater’s “Raven Cycle” as a teen, this is the novel for you NOW! Saint Gibson doesn’t shy away from discussing toxic relationships, abuse and healing from trauma, returning to topics she already spotlighted in her debut “A Dowry of Blood”. “Evocation” is the first book in a series and I can’t wait to read the next one when it is released. Dark, gothic, with a good amount of whimsy, a writing style that reminds of Anne Rice and characters that won’t let you go, this book delivered everything I wanted.