Thank you to Hidden Gems Books for a copy of this book in return for a review.

First, I would like to start off with the positives of the book. What I love about this novella is the world-building within it. I think that Ross Kingston has developed an incredible world in which this story is told. The naming process in itself is an interesting concept, as is the idea of the Artifacts and the Alphas. Passing Seasons was probably my favorite character, although I wonder if that is because he comes across as an Aslan-like character. I would like to have learned more about the lore behind these things, but I suppose that in the mainland series this would be covered more.

My biggest scorn of the series, however, lies with its main character. Considering that she does not even speak for the beginning quarter of the novella (because she is defying her father?), she's a hard character to even begin to like. She is also incredibly childish in the way she acts and goes about her business. It seems to me that she acts in a way of learned helplessness and almost thrives on her blubbering nature. In fact, the plot of the novella only occurs because she manages to stumble into the conflict. Once more, I would like to say that I really liked the world presented in this novella. I think that a lot of interesting things could be done with such a setting. It is spoiled, however, by giving it to us through the lens of a nearly intolerable main character.