Thank you Netgalley and Starwater Press for providing me with an e-arc in exchange for an honest review.

This is like the lovechild of From Blood and Ash and Plated Prisoner.

It's got fae, it's got Arthurian legends, it's got a sub-plot or romance and a hint of spice. What's not to love?

I wouldn't say this book is anything new in terms of NA/YA fantasy but it's good enough book that I'm definitely going to keep up with this series. There are tons of tropes that would be very TikTok worthy and will make you swoon. And I think there's a lot of promise for the sequels. Some of the world-building and lore is a bit of a pain to understand, a lot of deities and history that doesn't really get explained yet that well but what could make for great stories later on in the series.