JLA has done it again. This entire book has had me on a rollercoaster of emotions from start to finish, and that ending was just.. I don’t have words. I need the next book now.

I’m still hugely in love with Casteel, Poppy and Kieran I don’t think I will ever think any differently about these 3. I really like Delano and Emil. Emil is super funny too even though he seems like he has a death wish at time with his flirting with Poppy. I know a lot of people say this book is info dumpy but I didn’t see any problem with it myself. When I’m invested so much in a series I need all the information I can get.

There have been quite a few new characters in this book that I’m dying to know more about and a new set of shifters that I’m beyond excited to read more about too.

The smut in this is book is *chefs kiss* perfection, and Casteel showed his Daddy Dom side in this book too which was sooo hot. Kieran’s scene was just as hot.
mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
adventurous dark emotional funny medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous challenging medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Fun, but suddenly really heavy on the fantasy/lore without setting it up nicely in prior books. Just important info dumped when necessary.

Casteels role in this book is now completely demoted to simp.
Poppy being god-tier powerful suddenly happens and is cringe.
I still enjoyed the story even with those points, but events do verge on being silly.

Also no threesome yet? Should drop a star just for that.
adventurous tense slow-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
adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

There were several moments in this book that I had to reread a passage or a whole chapter to try to understand the lore building, especially as we got closer to the ending. All in all, I really enjoyed it, I love getting into old lore, the moments that had me slamming my fist into the couch of "OMG " - just needed a little polish in a few places.
adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes