Thank you to Red Tower for the gifted ARC. All opinions are my own. 

Odessa was never supposed to be the sparrow. It was supposed to be her sister that would marry a foreign prince to keep an alliance. Her sister trained her whole life for that role, yet Odessa is the one chosen by the prince to marry him and come back to his land full of deadly monsters.

I loved this book! The world building was interesting and unique. It was fun learning about different monsters and how the people learned to survive. I also loved the characters and all the surprises throughout the plot.

⚠️ swearing, blood, murder, death of a child and parent, violence, gore, alcohol, fire, & infidelity (off page)

🌶️ 2 open door scenes with explicit details