Actual rating: 3.5

This book was definitely well written, and I enjoyed the slow burn of Denna and Mare's relationship (my favourite sort of ships tbh). I felt it lacked world building to the extent I would’ve liked, but in the next books I have faith the blanks will be filled in then.

One thing I have a hard time getting past is Dennaleia's age, I feel all of the characters should be older to make their behaviour make more sense. She acts quite a lot older than sixteen and this is how I’ve come to look at her.

Overall it was a good book, and I definitely will be picking up the next one.

“For the love of the Six, don't call me that. Just Mare. Yes, like a horse. Stupid, I know, but I can't stand Amaranthine. What a ridiculously overlong and pretentious collections of syllables.”