Oof was this book so much darker than I thought it was going to be just from the summary. I'm lucky in that dark subject matter doesn't often affect me too deeply, but this book was difficult to get through, just because of the pain of it all.

I've always thought that books that can evoke strong emotions are the best books, so while this book leaves my heart extremely heavy, that means it was successful. I didn't feel like the violence was cheap or thoughtless, which is so very important in books like these.

I'm definitely looking forward to the sequel and more adventures with Lei. She grew a lot as a person through this book, but I'm excited to see her grow more into her strength.