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I received a copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. This review is spoiler-free.

Why is writing reviews of books you loved so hard? Here's an attempt:

Easily my favourite book of the year so far. I have been struggling to put into words how incredible this book is, so here's a list of bullet points:

-Multiple complex, layered women filled with ambition and drive.

-Tackles the topic of colonialism from multiple angles -- both from the coloniser, the colonised, and someone trapped between both worlds.

-Luca is the definition of ''no one is the villain in their own story." She is the greyest of grey-area characters and is so frustrating, but Clark does a fantastic job with her story arc.

-Touraine is one of the best characters in fantasy. Enough said.

-The romance is so complicated and layered and ARRRGGGG.

Please read this book