4 stars, 7.57 on CAWPILE

MILD potential spoilers!!

Thank you to Sadie Sterling for an e-arc in exchange for an honest review!

This is such a solid debut and a wonderful start to a series!
Sadie managed to take some tropes we've seen before, enemies to lovers, warring courts, and put a unique spin on them.

At first, I wasn't sure about the pacing. The first couple of chapters took me a little bit to get into, but once we got into the meat of the story, I could not put it down! I love the tension between Cohrven and Allina and the budding trust and friendship that truly felt like it took some time to develop. I love enemies to lovers but I'm not a fan when it happens instantaneously, so this was done really well. 

Allina also brought tears to my eyes. The betrayal she feels from her uncle and family, the desperate desire for belonging, I felt for her. What I appreciated was that Allina could cry and break down and then pick herself back up. She is a testament to allowing herself to feel that sadness yet continuing forward despite having been hurt, and I thought that was a great message.

I am really curious to see what will happen with the Osreth in the next book- I believe when he says he loves her as his own, I do. I wonder what will happen! I would like book 2 please. And for these two love birds to give in to their desires, thanks!