When I started this second installment, I was expecting it to somehow disappoint after the five star experience of A Shadow in Summer. But this book continues to build on the deep perspectives of our familiar characters, adding in several new perspectives that expand the slowly changing world that Otah and Maati are attempting to navigate.

The tone of this book stayed consistent with the first, despite the change in environment and story focus. The culture of Otah's homeland comes to vibrant life through a deadly scheme, and once again, we find ourselves gripped in the very center.

I absolutely loved Otah, Maati, and Kiyan in this story. Cehmai was a dynamic new perspective, and the court of the Machi was filled with characters that added to the authentic world Abraham has created in this series.

I absolutely cannot wait to continue.