I bought this awhile ago but have been itching to read it ever since and the books I’m reading on Libby just gave me that opportunity.

Whew. This book is a rollercoaster. I loved the high speed starship battle scenes, the slower and more tense planning stages, and mostly, I loved the pages that were just Ettian and Gal.

Though I do have a question: are the names of children of royalty not known in this world? It seems like people know an awful lot about the rulers but then are totally shocked to find that Gal is *that* Gal. Just saying.

Anyways, I had a huge amount of fun with this book and it was just the palate cleanser to read in between heavy chapters of The Lies of Locke Lamora. I’m looking forward to seeing where it goes from here.