I got this up because of the cover and really had no clue what I was getting into. After reading it I'm not totally sure how I feel - there were things I really liked and other things that I'm not so sure about. 

What I liked - I thought that each of the individual relationships were done really well. I felt like you could tell how much Rhys and Moria loved each other and that they were the type of people who would work at their relationship. With Rhys and David, you could feel so much of the longing they had for one another and why they might have been toxic for each other at one point but there was also this intangible thread tying them together. For David and Moria, while they started on such rocky ground I loved how their was eventually so much trust and love between them and they were able to find something in each other that they hadn't had before. 

What I didn't like so much - I thought the magic aspect was a bit lacking and took too much of a backseat to everything else. The driving force of all our main characters being together was the curse they were trying to break and I wanted more time spent on that. Some of the religious stuff mentioned was just personally not for me and while I'm not sure how much I can comment on this some of Moria's backstory and characterizations felt a bit stereotypical. Additionally, I know we're getting another book in this series but I honestly don't really know why. There's technically a cliff-hanger (sort of) at the end of this book but I don't feel super compelled to continue on. 

Overall, this was a good book but just not great. It's something I'd recommend to others, but for me it's not a must read.