At first, I enjoyed the story. I thought the main character’s corpse-robbing job was unique. I liked the author’s take on elf lore (also, an elf boy with a sweet tooth? I love that), the focus on environmental racism, and Sevim’s narrative voice, but the ending felt like it jumped the shark. Yes, an unexpected plot twist, but at the expense of the story in my opinion. 

Also, Feyn couldn’t keep a consistent personality for anythinggggg. It felt like his character kept flip-flopping to me. Are you a brooding, ruthless killer? A grouchy prettyboy? Or a vulnerable, emotional prince? Pick one! 

If the ending had been different, this would’ve been a 4 star for me.