Thank you to NetGalley for an eARC in exchange for an honest review

I have inhaled this duology over the last three days, I think I'll be seeing this universe every time I close my eyes for quite some time.

These books really had everything. They were bloody and horrible and teeming with fantastic villainous plots and at the same time so smart, sexy, and heartfeltly funny that I couldn't help but fall in love. The dynamics between Remy, Zidan, and Xiaodan were the best - the way Remy's unease grew into care in Book 1, to transform into this beautiful relationship that we saw in Book 2.

I'm so torn between wishing the review date had been further away because I would've loved to savour the two books, but also I'm so glad that this is now out for everyone to read. If you read and enjoyed Book 1, I think you'll love this - there's a focus shift away from Aluria and towards kindred court politics and the various histories associated with Remy's family. If you haven't read Book 1, or any of Chupeco's work for that matter, I highly recommend it. It has all the necessities of a gritty fantasy, but with particular twists when it comes to the romance and also horror aspects!

I felt like I could see every battle happening in front of me as a play by play which raised the tension further and further. After all the stress and hours that I put into this series, I felt like it really paid off and the ending was so special. Just such a joy to get so stuck into such a fantastic duology.