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A review by thesandyreader
Court of Secrets and Flames by Nina Frost
adventurous
hopeful
tense
slow-paced
4.0
The joy I felt returning to this world and these characters… so damn excited.
I feel like we really got a great view of the world of Tirene in this book and I really enjoyed it. I want to learn more about their culture, and I really appreciated the thoughtfulness when describing how the architecture is different to accommodate wings - it’s a thoughtful touch that helped embed me further in the story and picture it more accurately and I appreciate that level of detail throughout the books.
The story itself was very enjoyable, but admittedly it felt more like context and setting up for the next than the last one. Don’t get me wrong, didn’t want to put it down (bath water got cold) but I was hoping for a bit more action. With that said, that ending really scared the crap out of me and I can’t wait to see what happens next!!
Lark and Knox have it baaaad for each other and watching the two of them dance around and send lingering looks and stolen touches… 🤌🏻 perfection. The constant tension between them is beautiful and I really enjoyed watching Knox especially open up and begin showing more of his true self to Lark throughout the story. I just love them together.
And Jasper… I still don’t know what to think about him. He kept my feelings swinging from dislike to maybe softening understanding to wow what an a$$hat and ending the book with thorough pride and respect. What a rollercoaster.
The dragons are fabulous additions to the book and honestly I’d love to be a dragon caller and meet some of them.