I picked this one up because Adrienne Tooley is honestly a pro at writing sapphic standalone YA fantasy, and then I find out this one isn't standalone. So yes, it ends with a cliffhanger! I don't know if it needed to be more than one book, but I will reserve that judgement for when I read the second one. Which I will probably do.

But! The slow burn romance in this one is great, with a morally gray protagonist as one of the narrators. The world Tooley created was really interesting, peppered with a fantastic cast of characters. I don't think this is my favorite of her books, but I did enjoy it while I was reading it! I didn't want to put it down last night until I finished it. And now I need the second book.