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This had me hooked from the beginning. I’d have honestly read this in 1 day if I had the time and if I didn’t want it to end. This has restored my faith in romantasy, it’s unique, feels quite gothic and personally for me had a good balance with romance and plot. I enjoyed the plot so much, it’s a quest, there’s lots of secrets and themes of religion/the divine which is explored throughout.

There’s a good team of characters which I loved, all being something very different and the characters are all well-rounded, they’re not perfect by any means. The women are strong but not in a ‘classic badass FMC� kind of way, they’re capable in their own right and full of life. Age is beautiful, imperfection is beautiful and I love that.

The pace is pretty much perfect and the way the story unfolds is extremely compelling. The prose is haunting, beautiful and lyrical while still being straightforward and great and pushing the story forward. It’s my favourite type of writing I would say.

The romance is the most delicious tension - the way the quote ‘He pressed his teeth into his bottom lip�had me screaming as a 32 year old woman needs to be studied. I love the MMC and FMC. New favourite book couple I think. And the ending. THE ENDING.This is a duology with enough plot to be a standalone and I’m already gagging for the next one. Absolutely captivating.

Thank you Little Brown for the ARC - feel so grateful to have read this.