When Han 'Cuffs' Alister takes a magical amulet from a group of teenage wizards, he has no idea the adventure and horror that is soon to be set out for him. Escaping a life as a streetlord, Han is trying to find his place, switching between looking after his family and finding a real home with one of the Clans. Raisa, the princess heir, is also dealing with her own issues as her name day approaches and suitors begin to swarm. Raise and Han's stories will soon collide as war brews on the horizon and wizards begin to wish for more power.

It's a bit hard to properly explain this book in one little summary so even after reading the back of the book, I didn't know what I was getting into. But I'm glad I picked it up as I really liked this book!

From the get go, I found Hans Alister an extremely interesting character. I thought he was a bit shy and unsure as Hunts Alone and then I found out he was former streetlord Cuffs Alister who made people pale in fright. He had so many sides to him and I thought it great the way Williams Chima was able to show us through her writing all the different faces of Han. I felt like there was a little bit of everything in the real Han, the wiles and toughness of Cuffs, the gentler, nature-loving Hunts Alone and then the family-orientated Hans Alister. I loved going into each chapter wondering which Hans I would be reading about.

Raisa on the other is fairly the same throughout but I did like her all the same. She is a typical Princess really, frustrated by her lack of freedom and her lack of knowledge of her people and how they live day to day. I did get frustrated at times with her interactions with Micah, Lord Bayar and her mother. I mean I feel like a lot of the time, so many answers were staring Raisa in the face and she was really, really blind. But I enjoyed her toughness and her tenacity and I mean, come on, she walked straight into a jail to bust out prisoners and basically staged a coup. Love it.

The world building was pretty good. I got a good feel for Raisa's kingdom and learned about the history of the royal family and the Naeming. There was also lots of mentions of other places, with suitors from different kingdoms visiting in order to woo Raisa. I did like Prince Liam and hope he appears again!

I am really looking forward to continuing this series and watch the character's progress in their schooling. Really excited to see how they get on. I'm also intrigued to see what happens between Raisa and Han now too

I mean, I feel like they were attracted to each other despite Amon and Bird, but I guess they are kinda related...basically cousins loads of times removed??