I have really mixed feelings about this series, and most of them are my own fault.

I waited years to get to this backlist series. I heard the hype, I've seen the incredible fan art of Jude and Cardan. So I went in with certain expectations: expectations for the romance, and for the characters' personalities.

I understand how this story would take readers on an incredible journey when they read it for the first time, completely blind and with no inkling of the end game or character biases. I can see how you get swept up in the world and the characters.

But somehow, knowing Jude and Cardan were end game, and knowing they were this great enemies to lovers fairytale, I was ready to fall head over heels for their chemistry and I never really did.

Don't get me wrong, I was rooting for them and I felt really strong emotions for the plot twists and brutality of these creatures, but I never felt the epic, heart pounding romance? They barely had time together: interacting, speaking, or scheming. So much of this was Jude on her own, thinking of Cardan.

I guess I'm a reader who needs to see more interaction before I'm fully sold on relationships. I'll never know what it's like to have the experience of reading this series completely blind and without bias. Despite that, it's a story I won't soon forget. I just wish I could fall in love with Jude and Cardan the way everyone else seems to. Maybe one day I will.