I very nearly didn't finish this. Somewhere in the middle it felt like it was dragging. The pacing was patchy and this novel did not need to be 566 pages long.

I found the chemistry between Prisca and Lorian somewhat forced - I've seen it described as too much too soon by another reviewer and that's just right. There was some good banter but I don't think, despite the 566 pages, the time was taken to lay proper foundations. There was too much 'I hate him, I lust for him' back and forwards for me to feel invested in it.

All the twists were fairly predictable.

Having said all that, I am still interested in seeing where this goes at the moment and I am going to try the next one and see if it settles into something. I'm interested to see the rest of the world and the Fae and the general storyline itself was compelling. Despite the dragging middle, I had fun reading large portions of this, so I'll keep going for now.