This was a lovely read.

Jumping right in to the world, without much fuss, gets you hooked right away. While I did wish there was a bit more exposition/world building in the beginning, it gets the job done.

I really enjoyed the story and Jayce's struggles with his new freedom and the guilt of his actions felt real and overall well done.

I liked how Alexius tried to give Jayce the best chances possible while tumbling over his feelings.

The bookshop was a nice story point.

It was kinda weird when in one chapter something specific got said but when it was said again in a later chapter it was handled as if it had not been said before. That was the one part that tripped me up a bit.

I kinda like that Jayce never got his powers back. I had expected that some form of magic would return to him in the end, but it didn't.

The ending was nice and shows that the story is over for us but not them. Jayce has plans for the future and his growth. We know Alexius will support him but is also not planning to give up his own established life. 

I liked that.

All in all a very good and quick read. Perfect for getting out of a reading slump. 👍🏻

I would also be interested to see what Josephine was up to after the fight. 👀