I was sent a digital ARC of this book in exchange for an
honest review.
★ ★ ★
I didn’t go into this book with overwhelming expectations, but I enjoyed it. The world is interesting and different to other fantasy novels which I really liked, and I thought the premise of the story was easy to follow and well-executed. A lot of world-building is thrown at you and, while some of it went over my head, it didn’t impact my reading experience as I focused more on the motivations of the characters.
I think Kyler and Leith were decent protagonists. They will never be my favourites, but they were entertaining to read. I do wish more time was spent nurturing and growing their relationship as it felt a bit out of nowhere. I wanted more scenes where they shared their vulnerabilities with each other and created a more genuine connection rather than just attraction, though I understand that’s a natural consequence of this genre.
The story itself was entertaining and I thought the final few chapters came together really well with a lot of action and great sequences. I was a bit disappointed with how little Kyler played into the climax of the book as it was very male-orientated. Sure, the antagonist was female but, as soon as she turned into a beautiful woman again, she got distracted and taken down.
I also wasn’t the biggest fan of the stylistic choices when it came to the narrative. It was written in third person, but the perspective sometimes changes mid-chapter which was very jarring. I had to go back and re-read paragraphs just to wrap my head around whose perspective we were supposed to be in.
Nevertheless, I thought this was a quick and easy read with an interesting fantasy world and premise.
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