4.75⭐️3🌶️

Adult Fantasy Romance

Viking inspired

20yo FMC

Multi POV

Sister story

Disabled Side Characters

Unique Magic System

Slow burn

Found Family

Complicated Characters

Secret Identities

Forced Proximity

Training

Rebels

Tw: suicidal thoughts, discussed cannibalism, torture, emotional abuse, kidnapping

That ending?!?! I am deceased. When is the next book out, because I need it!

The recap at the beginning was very nice! 2 pages worth, so you don’t have to reread The Road of Bones. 

This was a great second book. It didn’t have the slower start that TRoB did. You are dropped right into the thick of things.

I think we lost a little of the drive in Silla’s story as she trained and mastered her powers. It’s a necessary part (and at least it was realistic and she wasn’t a pro right away) of her journey, but it slowed down her momentum and allowed the story to dive into her character growth, while quietly

Laying the groundwork for the overarching plot. Hopefully the next book will help things pick back up for her arc. 

The new Saga POV makes the story so interesting. I’m so invested in this sister story. The story plot staggering was really well done. It brought the tension that was missing from Silla’s plot. Her backstory was heartbreaking.

A LOT of new world building was introduced. I’m wary of how much, but interested to see how it all rolls together. 

Having a villain story arc was SO good! I loved to hate them in this book. That’s how you know it is a good villain. But the glimpse of the true “Big Bad” means there is so much more to come! 

Thank you NetGalley and Random House Publishing - Ballantine, Dellacorte Press for the eARC of this book. All opinions are my own

The Ashen Series
The Road of Bones- 4.75⭐️3🌶️
Kingdom of Claw- 4.75⭐️3🌶️