I wasn’t always sold on Mare living the Silver-lifestyle or the romance (there may’ve been reasons for that, but it wasn’t bad), but I thoroughly enjoyed reading this. Many well-placed twists and turns kept my interest. The war, the Scarlet Guard, and the drama were some of the best parts. I like how everything isn’t black and white because even evil personified has someone to love. The way Mare describes some things in her narrative is fun as well.

3.5

also, kudos for the main character having lightning powers. That's original for these types of stories.

please mare, stop trying to save kilorn! he's almost grown! he can take care of his doggone-self.

I’m a bit disappointed that most of the Scarlet Guard were still alive. When I thought Farley, Kilorn, Shade, and the others were dead, the consequences had more weight. Still, I might have to read the sequel just to see where this is heading. So... is the new love triangle going to be between Cal and Kilorn? Too soon? Okay. Or, is Mare really not going to pursue a romantic subplot with either?