I was loving this book until the very end, the conflict came a little too close to end for me and it was made over quickly because of that. Aiden’s character growth and overcoming things should have taken way more than a single chapter. It was a bit glossed over to just get them back together it seemed.
But the yearning and Aiden being complete head over heels for Lucy the entire book was *chef’s kiss* 

I did not expect to enjoy this book as much as I did! I had dnfed the Atlas Six series before so I was hesitant about revisiting this author, but I think the reason I stopped the series was the pacing. I enjoyed the pacing of this book much better. The audiobook is amazing and I am so glad I decided to go into it. 
I think these were supposed to be unlikable characters but as the book goes on and you learn more about each you start to feel for them. By the end I realized what the book and the relationships had reminded me of and it was the Umbrella Academy. I loved seeing each sibling and their growth and working through their situations in connection to their father. 
I found the side characters interesting as well, but other than Gillian they felt forgotten or just background.

Like no cared at all the Phillipa died.

Yves was high the entire time and does barley any tv it; and then we randomly get that he’s psychic out of nowhere. Dzhuliya should have been more involved as well, she is barely mentioned and talked even less, she was mostly from Eilidh’s pov. 

It did have more shock value to reveal her pregnancy this way I guess.

Lou was interesting, but it was confusing when she was metaphorically God as well. At the beginning it was made to seem that she was more than she was revealed to be to the siblings, was it just to be part of Meredith’s growth to make it up to her after her betrayal because she held the guilt? Also why was there such an emphasis on her child? 
I also did not understand the point of the last chapter with Lou. 
The epilogue made much more sense there but I wish Arthur and Eilidh were also part of it, I would love to see where they were after 8 months.

Dzhuliya too with the baby.

 

Thank you Netgalley for the free ARC ebook in exchange for an unbiased review.
I enjoyed this book! The first thing i noticed was the writing style, which was a little odd and took taking used to. But as i read on it was fine. I do think there was many times that there was filler sentences that felt unnecessary and even repetitive; that the author could have left out. These were sentences that often pointed out a very obvious thing that happened when it was already inferred in the previous paragraph. Also, just as a preference i would have liked the characters’ inner thoughts to be italicized, as well as call backs to other characters’ quotes. It helps differentiate them from the other paragraphs a bit more. 

The plot was interesting, love a good journey. I do think a map would have been nice to go along with this book so you could follow the journey. Since this is a stand-alone i think there could have been more world building and lore, especially surrounding the Slayers and the dragons. We only really meet two Slayers and do not have any backstory from them or about time in the Slayer’s Keep. An interlude or prologue of the First Slayer defeating the Dragons would have been an amazing addition.

I did like all the different monsters that the characters encountered including the smaller ones such as Aara.. 

I am glad that Serisa decided to go herself, she was irredeemable at that point with all she had killed and intended to kill with the release of the Dragons.

 I liked the romance, it did not feel rushed and it felt genuine.