I honestly wasn't sure how I was going to feel about this when I first was starting to read. Thankfully, I really ended up enjoying this and can't wait to read book 2.

I loved the setting, the prose, and the plot. It kind of reminded me of The Witcher and Shadow and Bone. It gave me the same vibes and shared some of the same elements but the story was still very different. I just think that if you enjoyed either of those series, you may also enjoy this one.

I wasn't the biggest fan of the love interest so far. I think this might turn into a bigger love triangle moving forward than book 1 was, but I'm not really loving Jonas. Other than my complaints about Jonas. The start of this book was a bit intimidating trying to learn the different names, POVs, and to just get accustomed to the world. But once that world-building was established, I started loving this.

I generally loved all of the main characters, even the "villains" as I thought they were intriguing and well-developed. I'm glad that there were some strong FMC that were able to handle themselves. It was also nice to see one of them having a false metal hand. I wish I hadn't pushed off reading this for as long as I did. I admit, I was intimidated and I had no reason to be!

I'm currently waiting for my Libby hold to come up so I can continue on with this story.

Goodreads Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6968440828
Fable Review: https://fable.co/review/d30b28bb-ed08-45c9-b7e7-7f58d5213a85/share