Just a couple of girls wanting to catch a killer. What could go wrong? Practically everything, but you know what it's about friendships they made along the way.
The Invocations follows three different girls - a witch, the cursed, and the one looking for answers as they band together to find a serial killer. Emer, the last witch of her coven, is barely making it by when she is approached by Jude, a socialite outcasted by her family, and hurting from a necrotizing invocation gone wrong. And finally Zara, just a girl looking to bring back her older sister from the dead. When a slew of women, all clients of Emer turn up dead. The three find that they have more connection that they realized.
All three girls had unlikable qualities, and I ultimately loved that about all of them. Jude's money-flaunting-pretend-i-dont-care-but-actually-care-too-deeply vibe was probably my favorite between her, Emer and Zara. She truly had one goal in mind - have a family that loved her back, and there's something really relatable in the lengths that she goes to find that. Emer, is practically a different side of the same coin. Also looking for family, but at what cost? Lastly Zara, little Zara who almost seems the most naive of the three, even though she was book smart. Her love for her sister and wanting to set things right had my teeth on edge with how far she was willing to sell herself and those around her.
The magic system in this book is truly so interesting. I loved the mix of witches/demons/cursed characters and how their magic interacted with one another. This also set up the villain in a great way as well, because I truly didn't see it coming. I like learning that anyone could be a witch and what that means for these characters as they grow throughout the book.