This book was alright, I didn't super love Nessian like I loved Feysand but they grew on me more in the end. Gwyn and Emerie were my favourite characters and I found them more interesting than the main characters, they kept me far more interested than I would have been without them. Trauma, I think, is tackled well and the character development scenes towards the end were the best parts of the book. Though large parts of the book did feel very slow, enough cool scenes were scattered throughout that they kept me interested. It's a alright addition to the series.