A book that has lots of world building, this could be off putting to some but I thought it helped make the fictional city of Kithamar come alive

You are quickly thrown into a murder mystery that soon develops into a story about family, grief, loyalty and friendship

I thought all the characters were really interesting, so much so sometimes they actually took the spotlight away from the main protagonist but I still enjoyed following their story

Although I didn’t think it had the strongest of plots, theres still enough here to keep you invested. Secrets are slowly uncovered but I found myself craving more. I can’t help thinking this was done intentionally with plans for the rest of the series but I will have to wait and see

I enjoyed how the book ended, it wrapped up some parts of the story whilst also setting up the next instalment of this trilogy, Blade of Dream, which is out very soon