“We weren’t made for easy, Commander.”

Thank you to Entangled Teen and Netgalley for the eARC!

This was an extremely satisfying conclusion to the story that started in To Kill a Shadow. My favorite parts were the sections of romance and banter between our two leads. I melted at their interactions. These two really are stunning!

Where I wholeheartedly ADORED the first book in its entirety… I think this one fell a little flat in comparison. Obviously still great but not as good as the first.

The book felt long. It almost felt as if the story was elongated to fit into two books when it easily could have been a 500-600pg single book? A lot of the stuff in this second book probably could have been cut completely - especially some stuff in the beginning. And in my opinion, the twist/reveal in this book would have had a bigger impact that way. As it were, the reveal barely made me twitch 😂 I was like “oh, okay.”

The other small qualm I had was the insistence that every character have a significant other. It felt forced 🤦‍♀️ Where the first book was so unique in that it didn’t try to force things… this one did quite a bit, especially with the romances of other characters.

Still, overall, a solid conclusion and a book duology I would recommend because it does veer outside the “norm” and do things that are new and unusual! I will definitely be reading more from Quinn in the future!