4.23 AVERAGE


I read this book in 3 hours. It’s absolutely fantastic. I wish it was longer. I wish Vale and Lilith had an entire series dedicated to them.

The spice, amazing. The story, superb.
emotional hopeful sad 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: Yes
adventurous dark emotional inspiring 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: Yes
adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Loveable characters: Yes

Well-written neurodivergent FMC <3
adventurous fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
dark emotional hopeful sad 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

Just as was stated in the author’s note, this was a very different story than The Serpent and the Wings of Night. More introspective and character driven than plot and action heavy. A Beauty and the Beast tale with a twist. Between Oraya and Lilith, I relate more to Lilith, but I feel like SatWoN held my interest more. What I will say is that one of my favorite parts of the world of Crowns of Nyaxia is actually the callousness and otherness of the gods. How can you give your life or devotion to a being that has no care or concern for you? And even if you aren’t one of the faithful, how can you work against or around the machinations of a god? Completely accidental that I heard about this novella just before book two is set to release. The first was one of my five star reads last year and I hope the second continues the trend.
adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
challenging dark emotional hopeful 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: Yes
dark emotional mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated