Before anything, I would like to thank Kathryn Trattner, the publisher, and BookSirens for providing me with an ARC. I received it for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

The characters of this book were interesting, especially Chinook, the descriptions of scenery were nice and detailed, and the plot was interesting at most times. My biggest problem with it was the time taken for some plot points. It could have been paced a lot better.

The reading started engaging and exciting but there was too much rushing with the characters feelings, then at around 50% the story started dragging and I hoped things would happen faster, and finally the ending was way too rushed with the final confrontation happening with less than 5% of the pages left. With some balance it would have felt a lot nicer.

Positives:
* I love that the reader gets to figure out the world along with the character, with the same feeling of unknown and curiosity.

* The descriptions of the world and scenery are detailed and vivid. I was able to picture everything that was being described in my head.

* Chinook is a lovely character, caring, funny, and full of personality. He made me giggle or feel the desire to cry from cuteness multiple times.

* Most of the book was entertaining and kept me wanting to read it and find out more about this world and these characters.

* I liked that Astrid kept all elements from her journey and used them to her advantage in the final scenes, showing that they weren't entirely meaningless.

* The world and location building was done wonderfully. Even the places where not much of the story happened felt well thought of and deep.

Negatives:
* A lot of the narration was repetitive, saying the same things or giving the same description three times in less than three pages.

* The romance could have been better built and given more time to grow during part 1 of the book. It was hard to picture real feelings besides the obligation between the characters. It felt like both of them just had a desire for finding love and it was a convenience to try to find it with each other.

* Astrid's journey on part two of the book became daunting to read and boring, especially after the ship scenes.

* The ending felt way too rushed, with the final confrontation happening way too fast and feeling too easy after all the difficulty with previous smaller battles. I was hoping that there would be a smart way to win. There was also an opportunity missed where Astrid could be faced with a situation resembling her previous mistake but this time asking for Tyhr's input and showing that she's grown and learned her lesson. It would have ended in a very satisfying manner, tying everything together and bringing the element of surprise when outsmarting the villain. However, it was just bland and fell flat.