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I absolutely loved this book! I wanted that to be the first line of my review. Karys foolishly sold her soul to an eldritch being when she was a teenager, which gave her the ability of a Deathspeaker. This means she can talk to the newly departed and she uses these gifts to investigate suspicious deaths. When her latest job goes terribly wrong, it leaves her with a dying man accidentally attached to her shadow. With an impending demise on the horizon, Karys and Ferain have to travel the empire and try to find a way to rip themselves apart. That is the most basic synopsis of a world and story far beyond my imagination! This world is so atmospheric and dark and haunting and intricate. There is this crazy technological element to it that makes it borderline sci-fi, while still maintaining that magical, whimsical fantasy feel. I am living for this world and the whole vibe! Karys is a force to be reckoned with FMC, who hides a good heart behind a tough exterior.  Experiencing this world through her eyes and emotional journey--I wouldn't have it any other way. While she is so strong and developed, the other characters play important roles as well. We get side stories and insights, characters that expand not only the world but the emotional impact, I mean everything is just so well done and so well placed. And of course, this slowly developing relationship between Karys and Ferain--which is so unusual as they are literally one body and he is attached to her. It is definitely not the main aspect of the story, but I loved his slow chipping away at her walls. 

Since I can't write a ten page paper about it, I feel like it's so enormous that I'll just keep it here. I cannot stress how impressed I was by this book, and with that cliffhanger ending, I will be anxiously awaiting book two.