If I had to actually point out the main complain I have with this - which is also the reason why I ended up giving this 4 and a half start (albeit rounded up to five), I'd go with the truth and tell you that I found the last conflict a little too rushed, which ended up feeling anticlimatic. Losing my trust in Vincent was more than losing my trust in a single person. It had broken something within me, destroyed my ability to put that trust into anyone else." Mische. She is the sweetest, sunniest, most amazing secondary character. I love her so much and I really, really hope that we will get to see more of her in a future book. I fell in love with her sunny disposition and relentless optimism in the first book, and seeing how she was always there to support Rhain and Oraya in this book, to listen to them, help them, and defend them while also dealing with her traumatic past that resurfaced, made me love her even more. I need more of Mische! He needs to do all of us a favor and set himself on fire. Honestly. He is giving toxic boy vibes who keeps saying “No no no, you don’t get it! I’m actually a decent person!”

The action sequences were breathtaking. I was in complete awe with the way it was written and they were such powerful scenes. I could not put the book down towards the end. It was so intense, I got goosebumps.While I did enjoy the slower pace in this book, there were a few overly detailed chapters and events that felt like a waste of time to read, and threw off the pacing a little.

I was so torn up on what I should rate this book but eventually I settled on four stars because I personally felt like this one was just so dragged out and unnecessarily long, I couldn't help but feel extremely bored throughout some of the bits. And i was also mostly skimming somewhere in the middle because of all the political and warfare talks but maybe thats just my lazy ass 🥲🤚🏼 During the day: If you have a flexible schedule, you may find it helpful to take breaks during the day to read a book.She said it so simply. Like it was just a truth, nothing to be judged or disagreed with. I knew that she believed it, and in this moment, I loved her fiercely for that. To start on a positive note: the technical writing has definitely improved. While the writing in book one wasn't bad, as such, there were definitely moments I wrinkled my nose at some turns of phrase. I can't recall doing that at any point in this book. Technicalities, really. Overall, I was very satisfied with all of this, and I'd read it again if I wasn't so afraid of my TBR murdering me in my sleep. After Lilith and Vale’s novella, I expected to see them more but they barely had any scenes which was disappointing. (I also suggest that we get a novella like Six Scorched Roses about Vincent and Alana’s past. It would be beautiful and devastating.)