faith_hirschi's review

3.0

The pacing was super weird and they should have cut out the whole merchant business, queen wanting her to stop a rebellion, and everything with Tristan should have been cut in half. The last 75 pages were really interesting though.

literaryjustine's review

5.0

Honestly, I think I loved this book more than the first one...and I really loved the first one! This story is a great continuation from the first book, and keeps the reader captivated the entire time. In this book, we are provided with more romance too (and spice)! I really look forward to the next book!.

I received a free copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.

madi99's review

4.5
adventurous challenging emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

arianna_99's review

5.0
adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

This author took the word slow in slow-burn too seriously, which is making me suffer!!
This second book is better than the first one and I devoured it! I loved every single page and the MCs have all my heart. 
I didn't read such a good fantasy for a while and I'm so happy I have found this series. 
I can't wait for the next book, I'm going to start a countdown right now!!!
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ammosley51's review

4.5
adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes

jayceed7725's review

4.0

“There’s only one thing I’m sure about. Right or wrong, I’d break my oath a thousand times for you.”

Every time I think I can’t love Rhyan more, he proves me wrong. He is by far the best character in this book and I can’t wait to read his book!

Two things that bothered me, one was that the first 10% was basically a recap of what happened in the first book but the author (thank you so much for this by the way) already put a “previously in this series” at the beginning of the book so I found it redundant. Two… Lyriana
adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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allisonk9's review

4.5
adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

ilishii's review

4.0
adventurous dark sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I was a little frustrated with how little happened in the book in terms of the main characters' growth, but I'm still hooked. Some of the twists were easy to spot, and the amount of time it is taking the two main characters to come to terms with their feelings for each other is maddening. Overall still super interesting and I'm sad about having to wait for the third.
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tanadeet's review

4.5
adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No