A review by hazelsnoot
Carving Shadows into Gold by Brigid Kemmerer

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

As with her other fantasy trilogys, the author hit the second-book slump. I was frustrated by how so many of my fave characters were separated, and especially annoyed by Grey and Lia Mara

who are full grown adults but spent 75% of the book not speaking to each other! They are full monarchs doing a miscommunication trope! And their reuniting convo was fully off-page

Will read the third book, hoping for a happy ending with Jax and Tycho.