I received an ARC through my job at a library.

Quick review: if authors could stop making me feel emotions of intense love that I reserve for my dogs and my dogs only, that's be great. (Context, I like dogs more than humans.) If you liked Sweet Black Waves, I'd honestly be floored if you didn't like this. Consistent characters & writing, development of the new land and it's politics, and the lingering feeling from Sweet Black Waves that "something's not quite right."

I feel so empty! Why did I read this like 3 months before publication?! Now I have to wait FOREVER for the third book. Basically everyone but Marc and Branwen can go screw their selfish selves! This whole romance soap opera Pentagon is giving me feels and migraines! I can't for the life of me explain the magic shit but I FUCKING LOVE THIS SERIES. Also, Kristina Perez needs to cool it with the endings created specifically to hurt people!

I read this over the course of 2 1/2 days while at a conference. I literally skipped out on an end of the event party so I could finish this damn thing. It hurt my soul, I hate the author and I need book 3 now please.