First off, the book description is misleading. I was under the pressure this book would be about two sisters and their worlds, kind of like Crown of Coral and Pearl, but instead the main theme was all about Faes, which nothing wrong with that, but the description gives no hint whatsoever as to what the reader is getting into. Fae is such a hit or miss sub-genre that there's a high chance the book description will mislead readers who are into fantasy fiction, just not the world of Faes, resulting into major disappointment on their part.

I pressed on with the book bc I don't mind that type of reading, but truthfully I found the book to be lukewarm at best. The writers did an excellent job with their world-building and creating the settings and the story's background, but the characters themselves were not dynamic enough. I felt no emotional pull towards any of them and it got to the point where I realized, do I even care about any of the main characters? Plus, so much background information was thrown out at the very beginning that it made for such a slow start and a clunky first few chapters. If the writing could be more seamless and planned out more strategically, I think that would make this book so much stronger.

I reviewed an ARC copy for NetGalley.

I really could not get into this book for some reason. The back and forth point of views through me off, to the point I would lose what was going on in the story.

The shadowwalking, lush scenery were great, just not my cup of tea.