i think my favorite quote was "you looked really cute wielding that candlestick"...

Basically the same start/premise as Spark of the Everflame but worse. Tell me why the author wrote a note in the beginning and said “this is my first book”, and all I thought while reading was, “yeah it shows.”

Pros:
- I think the premise of different kingdoms as different stones is really unique.
- I also do enjoy the “he falls first” trope
- I liked her healer friend Mari and the

Cons:
- not written the best. Hard to feel immersed in the story
- I was NOT bought into their romance at all