And Narissa, stars bless her, was neither sweet nor enjoyable. She was an ocean made of fire.

4.5 stars

It was a pretty fucking perfect wedding, save for one minor detail.
His bride.

This is definitely my favourite in the series so far! Ohmygod, I loved Narissa and Solarius together! And Solarius was the definition of playboy to simp, and it was perfect and gave me life.

Narissa patched up her broken heart and channeled that misplaced anger into an esteemed hatred for him, and now he planned on fucking the word hate right out of her vocabulary.

Hillary really knows how to create an atmospheric read filled with tension and intrigue. Since this was a second-chance romance, it was definitely character-driven and I was here for it 👏 but also, the reason behind the need for a second chance was awful - awful for Narissa cuz wft I was so sad for her😭

“You are an ocean made of fire, and my soul burns for you. I would gladly drown in your tumultuous sea of emotions if it meant you were only ever mine. Moonrise to moonfall, so long as the tides continue to kiss the shore, I will forever in this life, and every life thereafter, love only you.”

The world-building is expanded with each book that comes out and I'm so excited for how this underlying plot is going to evolve, and I need the next book nowww because omg the epilogue has me squealing

Thank you, Hillary, for this ARC!

If she’d let him, if she hadn’t run from him, he would have worshipped her like the moon. Gazed upon her like the stars. Unraveled her like the endless night.