“I’m the gold-plated prisoner. But what a pretty prison it is.”


I don’t know why it took me so long to start this series… but I hate myself for waiting! I consumed this book. One day. That’s all it took for this series to take over my life. I struggled to put this book down. Now I know some people have issues with the language of the book and some of the characters but like you can quickly see how it’s all intentional.

This book started off unexpectedly but it definitely started off with a bang. wink wink I cannot think of anything I disliked about this book. I mean other than Midas… Auren is beautifully written. I absolutely adore her. She’s funny. And honestly I can forgive her for her serious Stockholm because she’s convinced herself that he saved her from the world.

I will admit that at one point I forgot this was a fantasy because it was this perfect level of world building that I didn’t feel overwhelmed with the fantasy dynamic. I loved the women in this book Auren and Malina are such amazing characters. I think they have very different strengths but are hindered because it’s a males world. I gotta say this book put me through the emotional wringer… it was so fascinating.