He’d wanted so badly to be worthy of her. He’d dared to hope he could be, stupid fool that he was.

*mumbles*OhmyGAWD*mumbles*

Could you miss the place where everyone wanted you dead?

I was not prepared for this.

Grabbing the fitting room curtain, he threw it back. Rune was inside, wearing a white lace dress. Gideon didn’t have time to pull his gun on her, because she already had one of her own. It was aimed straight at his forehead.

This book just didn’t stop. From page one I was on the edge of my metaphorical seat, pretty much always on the verge of crying, and hoping desperately for all the characters to get a happy ending. BECAUSE THEY HAVE BEEN THROUGH HELL. My poor muffins.

There was also a little fake marriage and one cabin going on, and it was *great*

Spoilers for book 1, which is obvious, this is book two in a duology.

“I may not know Rune Winters,” he whispered, his mouth an inch from hers. “But I know the Crimson Moth. And she is no caged thing.”
Rune flinched. “Stop it.”
“I pity the man who clips her wings…”

The witch and witch hunter are back in this conclusion where they need to defeat the bad guys while also hating each other. I mean, Gideon’s first appearance is him trying to kill Rune lmao Goals. But honestly, both sides of this war were horrible and it was stressful.

“We both know what you want to do to me, Gideon. Well, here’s your chance.” His gaze slid to her mouth.
“You have no idea, the things I want to do to you.”

The emotion *heart attack followed by heartbreak* Gideon and Rune both lost everything and then each other.

When Gideon asked her to shoot him when Cressida came in I ALMOST DIED

There was betrayal and REVEALS and so much happened and my brain is just mush. I loved both Gideon and Rune so much in this book.

“Just remember: I don’t need you willing, Gideon. I only need you obedient. And I will have your obedience…”

I literally hate Cressida with my whole being. And her ending was, well, what she deserved.

“This is the truth: I would have married you in a heartbeat, had you asked me. I would have married you knowing you would hand me over to my killers—or kill me yourself—the moment you found out what I was. That’s how pathetic I am, Gideon! That’s how desperately I wanted to be yours!”

What is life after this?

Thank you to Wednesday Books, Netgalley, and the author for this eARC!


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OH MY GOD

YOU ALL ARE NOT READY FOR THIS BOOK

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