Having followed Esme on Instagram, I was intrigued by the premise of her story and the mystery and excitement from the blurb did not disappoint.

As per my review headline, the word use and descriptions in this book are EVERYTHING! Esme has done such a great job of putting the reader in the scenes/world that you are able to really understand the world that the antagonist Mason has created. I liked the mesh of myth/post apocalyptic/medieval setting of the book which was really well done.

My main issue though would have to be the pacing. What started out really hard hitting and action packed, lagged during the middle of the book. While it was good to meet new characters and expand the world, some scenes felt unnecessary and at times dragged out which didn't help push the urgency of Maya's predicament.

That aside, i genuinely enjoyed the feisty MC and the sadistic villain in Mason. Their interactions were really entertaining and i found myself waiting for those parts to see what witty cruel comebacks he could find which was fun.

Defo an indie gem