I must say I have been liking how each book has had a different setting so far. We are now in the fifth kingdom and get to see a bit more of what life is like in court.

Most of the book is Auren navigating her new environment and situations she finds herself in. It does feel slow for most of the book but once we get towards the end it starts to pick up as urgency is remembered. My biggest issue with this section of the book was plans were made to escape early on but felt like it fell to the wayside or straight up forgotten for most of the book before suddenly being important again.
Mainly through Auren's POV, do also we see how Midas is manipulating both the sixth and fifth kingdom's courts. Choosing aspects of both courts that he grants him the most control and uses it to his advantage. We constantly see him playing games and adjusting throughout the whole book as things change or don't go exactly his way.

Whilst Queen Malina I think had the most interesting story line of the book, she does sadly get the least amount of pages. We follow her as she works to take over and keep control of the Sixth Kingdom, her rightful birth right having been the Princess but born without magic. As the story progresses you can start to see where her character could start changing for the better which I don't doubt will be in book 4 continue throughout the series, with ups and downs in the development. She brings a much needed change from the main storyline as it dawdles along.

We don't really get much of Slade in this book compared to Glint. He is there for some moments but mainly in the sidelines until the end of the book where he comes more into the spotlight, which leads nicely into the ending. I think the ending has to be the best part of the book. It really pushes the pace of the book and you get to see some great character moments that where really well written, and how it really sets up for the fourth book and who the key players are going to be.