I really liked this one and the cover is beautiful. This was a fantasy romance that was fast paced and interesting. I also loved the romance. Veyka and Arran made a great match for each other and I just couldn’t get enough of them.
I didn’t find it very dark and it was realistic. I recommend this book if you like fantasy and I’m excited for book 2.
4.5⭐️
Thanks Victory Editing NetGalley Co-op.

Rating: 3.5 stars

I had a lot of fun reading this book! It definitely brought me out of the slight reading slump I was in.

The highlight of the book for me was the characters. We have our FMC Veyka who is grieving the loss of her brother. She is despondent and disinterested in everything except avenging her brother’s death. She was so tough and independent, but also just in so much pain. I really enjoyed her character arc in this first instalment and I’m excited to see her growth in the next book. And then we have Arran🙈 Ahhh I loved him so much! He was grumpy and ruthless, but with Veyka, we got to see different sides to him. The romance between Veyka and Arran was a great slow-burn romance. There is no she fell first, he fell harder situation here because Arran just fell HARD, that’s it. He was resisting his feelings for so long, but we knew that he was a goner for her🤭

We have also have a great group of supporting characters. Gwen and Parys were some of my favourites. Both of them have suffered following Arthur’s death, but they handle it in different ways. I really hope we get to see them find some happiness in the next book because they deserve it.

The only reason I didn’t give it a higher rating was because I felt that the world-building and the plot were confusing at times. Some things were not explained clearly and it would take me a few pages to grasp what was going on. But that didn’t stop this book from being super addicting and I can’t wait to dive into the second book.

Thank you to Netgalley and the author for sending me an ARC in exchange for an honest review!

This book was amazing! The romance was beautifully done and the writing was perfect. I absolutely loved the plot line and it was very well planned out.