This is either my second favourite or on par to book one for me! 

I did finish this in a day.

Deals with Shadow Kings, new chaotic cambion twins who can’t decide whether they want to eat Bree or be friends with her, a demonically descending Sel, William trying to hold the world on his shoulders, and Nick having so many cards behind his hands.

Bree has always had people with her. Now she’s alone. Her friends are desperate to find her, she is desperate to get more powerful to protect herself.

<b>“If my opponents are relentless,” I say, “then I will become unstoppable.”

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The start is chaotic with alternating perspectives, but you soon get the pacing and into the groove and then it works so well jumping between characters and arcs. 

This book introduces a troupe I HATE right at the start (I was actually surprised it wasn’t in the blurb), but it is pulled off surprisingly well and just keeps the tension strong even though it feels like everything has backtracked. 

P.S. the yearning in this one is still GREAT. Romance done well in a YA can be better than romance in an adult book. 

<b>When he finally answers, his voice is a desperate rasp. “I’m drowning in you, Bree. I shouldn’t want to. I should fight it. But I can’t.” 

My eyes flutter closed, then open. I inhale a ragged breath. Exhale an answer. “So drown.”</b>

I do wish we got more of Alice in this book and I won’t say anymore because of spoilers, but that storyline left me disappointed.