Thank you to NetGalley, the publisher and the author for the EARC in exchange for an honest review.
This book had a bit of everything and I liked it plus being a book about fae what was there not to like!
After Ashe is released from prison he searches and finds Callie who he needs to keep his freedom. They are the complete opposite of each other literally with him form the dark side and Callie from the light. You. Could feel the intense connection between Ashe and Callie that seemed to develop quite naturally. The plot twists were well done and overall it was easy to read…mostly.

The down side was that the world building although good did have some holes and could have been expanded more. There was some confusion about the history of the world and a few times I found myself going back to check whether I had missed something and some things did not make sense.
Overall I did enjoy the book and anyone who loves paranormal romance will find that it is a great read.

I was so happy when I finally finished this book. It wasn't bad but I didn't think it was all that good either. The first issue was that this did not feel like book one in a series. There are so many references to things that happened in the past that are very important for the present, but we have no idea what actually happened. Eventually we get bits and pieces here and there, but it would have been sooo much better to have gotten at least a prequel that gives all this. There were too many random and weird things that happened, sometimes things just didn't make sense, and the characters were all over the place. The story itself was disjointed because you would be reading in one character's point of view, and then the next sentence it was somebody else's. There was no space, no divide, nothing to indicate this change. It even happened with their location. One minute we're all in a park, and then the very next sentence we're going into an apartment. When did we leave the park?! WHY did we leave?

I couldn't for a minute believe Callie's character. She went from being a paper pusher one day to a super powerful princess the next who can fight like a seasoned warrior and who can take control of an entire court of her fellow kyn with ease. And how does she do that you might ask? By dancing like a stripper and pouring out lust into the room. How....awesome? To be fair, she did still have her moments of believability when she would feel that it was all too much and she was not strong enough or knowledgeable enough.

Ashe was a strong male lead that I did not find myself swooning over. I love me a powerful lead with dominate tendencies, but I hated how he so easily submitted to Callie having authority over him. He's a king in his own right, damn it! I did love his attitude though. He was harsh, brutal, and blunt in his words and in his actions. Which seems to something I just don't get enough of and want more of. I wish we had gotten more of Ashe's nightmares too and of what his kingdom was like.

Ashe has been imprisoned for a century by a king he has no respect for and no loyalty towards. Which does make their interactions quite entertaining. In order to earn his freedom, Ashe has been tasked with making Callie work with him in order to free their high queen from the clutches of the light court. He terrifies her beyond reason the first time they meet, but she also can't help but lust after him. Because apparently that's how all paranormal stories must go nowadays. Ashe is the first to realize who Callie really is, which only complicates things between them. But the queen must be saved and he'll do what he must with who he must to rescue her. It's too bad they save one person just to lose another.

At around 50% or so, the story did get more interesting. Not enough to have me wanting more, but enough to not bore me. We meet a few really cool characters and get some interesting fights. Bad mother's get what they deserve and a certain court gets a new queen. I would have really liked to know what happened with Ashe and his own court at the end of everything...but all we get is another orgy.

I don't think I'll be continuing this series...

this was a great scifi novel, I enjoyed that this was a strong start to the characters. I enjoyed the way the author writes and look forward to more in the future.

This book felt like it was the second or third book in a series. I say that because there was so much past history that was barely explained it didn’t fell like a book one should feel. Throughout the entire book important things happened off scene. It was strange. The storyline was mildly interesting but the descriptions of places and people were extremely vague. The character lacked depth and behaved bizarrely. The sex scenes seem like they were added as an afterthought. The storyline lacked continuity and I often felt confused about what had just happened. Overall, the story was mediocre and was in dire need of a good editor. Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for giving me an ARC in exchange for a fair and honest review. All opinions expressed are my own.

Great read. Couldn't put it down!
I received a copy of this book to review from Netgalley. Thank you for the opportunity.
I found this book well written with well crafted characters. The story line drew the reader in quickly and was very engaging.
I recommend this book to any fans of fantasy.