the only critique is that Saeris is like a cat with 9 lives. she can be freaking knocking on death's door, and will still outwit, outlast, and outplay her opponent in a fight to make sure they die before her. i get that it's fantasy, but just a tad unrealistic, esp near the end with all the smuggling she did (and had no literal stomach during it??) and then fighting to kill Malcom. some aspects reminded me of ACOTAR or Fourth Wing (speaking in each others mind, mate language, tattoos on the girl once she's with her man, etc.) all of which is good and dandy but then the vampire element added like twilight?? so i'm still wrapping my head around that. that and the whole billions of people's lives just ended thanks to the god of chaos - like wtf do you meaaann? and then Saeris's only physical change after the god of chaos promised no one would find her, was her Fae ears and canines? be fr...like i had predicted 3 other endings lowkey better than what ended up happening (Saeris was put back into a different realm than Fisher, Saeris was changed to a different form that Fisher wouldn't recognize and have to find her to put the mate bond to the test, or Fisher would be changed with no quicksilver in him anymore..) otherwise, This was amazing, 10/10. Loved Carrion and sometimes Renfis as a comic relief character, the enemies to lovers of Fisher and Saeris was well built up, and I enjoyed the found family aspect immensely. The reveal of what Fisher had been up to for the past 110 years was wild, and the last third of the book had so much action, I'll definitely need to reread before the second book comes out to make sure I understood everything correctly. Excited for the sequel! Would love some more girl gang gang energy if possible with Everlayne in the next one because it was guy-heavy near the end. I also don't get Madra's deal - how is she still so young looking?
Graphic: Death, Violence, Vomit, Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Torture, Blood, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail