Once again it took me until the last part of the book to fully enjoy it, but then the ending was so interesting that, even though I wasn't very convinced in the beginning, I definitely had to give this 4 stars. But the beginning just felt really show, even with the amount of action.

I'm going to start with an unpopular opinion: I don't like Kaz. I know I'm probably the only one, everyone seems to love him. I hoped that this second book would convince me, but it didn't.

The other characters I did like. I also no longer hated Matthias. Jesper and Wylan are definitely my favorite characters, and also Inej. These three I enjoyed reading about the most.

The timeline is a little confusing. A scene stars, suddenly a long scene that taked place earlier is mentioned, and then you go back to the current time. If you don't pay 100% attention, it can get really confusing. I had to reread some things multiple times to figure out when it took place.

Jesper and Wylan... I haven't felt about a ship in books this way in a long time. I don't easily like a ship in books. No idea why. In a show, two characters only have to look at each other, and I'd ship them. With books, I usually either dislike a ship or feel neutral. But these two... I wanted them to be together since book 1.

The other ships I didn't mind but didn't love, but that's how I usually feel, like I said.

I'm excited for the show and glad I was able to finish reading this before the show is released. I also can't wait to read more grishaverse books, because I really like the world and worldbuilding!