Tricia Levenseller is one of my favorite authors. Her books never disappoint. This is not an exception.

Thank you FierceReads and Netgalley for providing me with an ARC of this book!

This book felt different from the first book in the duology. It was less band of rogues on their own and a lot more courtly politics. I thoroughly enjoyed it, however I don’t think it *quite* lived up to the expectations the first one set. I just found the plot of this one to be a little less engaging, a little slower, and just a little…less.
However, I still really enjoyed it. I will always love Ziva, Kellyn, and co. And I’m sad to say goodbye to them. I loved watching Ziva come into her own more and learn to embrace who she is and learn how to use her power in a way that she wanted to. And, of course, I adored the anxiety rep in this book. It was a little less than in the first book, but it was still there and still way too relateable,
This was a solid conclusion to an amazing duology and I impatiently await Tricia’s next book!