3.5 stars! This had me in a vice grip, even with the overwhelming worldbuilding to start! I flew through this one and had fun, as I always do with dual POVs, my beloved. Though I ADORED Baz, Emory drove me absolutely insane. I was telepathically shaking the bejesus out of her like, “USE YOUR BRAIN WHAT ARE U DOING YOU FUCKIN FOOL” and she never listened. The plot twist was painfully predictable and I spent a majority of the second half annoyed by the love triangle and the climax. I think this book is just a bit too long; I ended up skimming quite a bit.

Even with my gripes, I am interested to see how the series will wrap up so will attempt to pick up the next book (I’ve been woefully unmotivated to keep up with ongoing series lately but I swear I’ll try!)

Thanks to S&S for the ARC!