A girl who can speak to gods must save her people without destroying herself.
A prince in danger must decide who to trust.
A boy with a monstrous secret waits in the wings.
Together, they must assassinate the king and stop the war.
In a centuries-long war where beauty and brutality meet, their three paths entwine in a shadowy world of spilled blood and mysterious saints, where a forbidden romance threatens to tip the scales between dark and light.
I was really looking forward to this. I saw people said it reminded them of the Grishaverse….but I haven’t read those (but are up next!) so I went in with no expectations..not that you should judge a book on another authors series but just to explain where I was!!!
List format works for me here!
• I defo swooned for Malachiasz!
• Nadya and Malachiasz were fab to read together,
• Serefin was also very delish (to me!),
• Nadya annoyed me at times,
• The world building and the magic system was totally amazing,
• Loved that the Gods had actual personalities,
• It was on the darker side which I loved,
• The beginning had me sucked in,
• The ending was so action packed that I was on the edge of my seat,
• But the middle, it sort of sagged for me,
• The epilogue was defo oh yes.
Probably not for the first time ever, I am left feeling conflicted over a book and a rating. I’m going for 4 because I defo loved this more than I never …..
hahaha great “review list” Caro!
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I do love a list….in fact my brain is so crap I have post it lists everywhere 😂
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Succinctly put review 👍👍👍 And I loved the romance a lot too… it’s been quite a while since I felt so much for a couple 😃😃 And Serefin was awesome too… and I loved the side characters…
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Thank you ❤
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Ah sounds like a bit more of a mixed bag, but glad you liked it overall. Great review!
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Thank you 😁
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