This book was a wild ride. I adored her other duology, so I preordered both the audio and hardcover in hopes of finding another five star read. This story was beautiful, weird, and hard hitting with a dark atmosphere. I loved the writing and the world building, the plot twists and the foes. I loved our main character so much and her fierce personality.

What makes this a four star instead of a five star was the romance and the linear nature of the plot. The enemy phase was fun, but it fell into love too quickly. There wasn’t much of a gray area before they were all over each other. I wanted more tension. The other gripe I had was that the pacing felt a bit off because we’re going and

killing these omens in a linear way. We got one stone object, onto the next! I did like how they were all different in the way of defeat though.

 

That ending also hit me upside the head. I can see how others would be able to see it coming, but now I need to read the second one to see how it turns out. One thing I love about Gillig’s writing is that she knows how to set up a sequel.