This book was a bit of a let down because there is zero plot!!! There were so many more directions I expected this to go and it went in none of them. This book is a ton of back and forth between Paedyn and Kai and it got really old. I also wish we got more of Kai’s perspective because you could tell he had some character growth based on his actions, but we didn’t get to hear any internal thoughts about that change. The tension between the characters was really good at the beginning and just kind of fell apart  throughout the book without reason. I guess I saw the ending coming because we got zero hints at anything else during the story, but it still made zero sense to me and kind of made me annoyed. It feels like you could have slipped this book except for a couple of chapters and then start reading the third. I love these characters and the world but this book didn’t add a lot to either of these.

It goes up from a 2 to 2.25 just for the last page. I hate when books are boring all throughout then have one big reveal at the end that makes you feel like you have to continue the series. I was totally prepared to DNF this series after this one. NOTHING HAPPENED in this entire book. If I have to read the same conversation one more time…. I will go crazy. Just don’t get into this series because it will just frustrate you, and go read Red Queen instead, it’s basically the OG Powerless 

I thought that this book what pretty good, but not as well written as the first, though it is better than most other books I've read.

I just have so many questions. Like what is Callum doing? WHY WOULD HE TELL KITT TO MARRY PAEDYN? How will the court react? How will PAEDYN react? She can't say no, or it's her head, which to be honest, she might prefer.

I can't wait for April 2025!