Disclaimer: I received an e-copy of this book on NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Ash and Hayvn love each other, but as the society they live in despises their love, they have to keep it a secret. Unlike humans elves accept same-gender love, but they do not accept an elf loving a human, as it will only cause pain when the human dies and the immortal elf lives on. But then Ash and Hayvn are chosen to save the world. On their journey they can finally express their feelings for each other without having to hide all the time. But the journey is dangerous and the strain of it could easily separate them.

I enjoyed the world building, it was a nice high-fantasy setting and I got a bit of a Lord of The Rings feeling from it. There are gods and one's role in live (knight, mage etc) corresponds with them. The gods also communicated with them and the struggle between good and evil was nicely explained.

However at points the writing didn't really flow and thoughts weren't well described. Sometimes I was completely lost, for example with Ash' armor. (In one battle he receives a cut to his arm, which bleeds and later on he thinks that his armor is in good shape except for that cut. Which parts of his body does the armor cover?) There were also a couple of grammar mistakes, but as I'm reading an ARC I'll assume that they will be fixed before the book is released.
The ending is really nice though and I loved it! All in all, it was a quick and lovely read.