I was pleasantly surprised by how much I liked this. I loved the writing style. It's fast-paced and I was sucked in from the start.

I love fae stories. They didn't play a huge part in this, but they were still there.

I enjoyed the characters. Mer and Fane are my faves (and the fae or not fae Corgi of course). I really hope there will be more with theses characters.
I haven't read the Bone Houses by this author yet, but apparently I need to. I didn't realize until after I read this that they are set in the same world and somehow connected.

Thank you to Net Galley and the publisher for an e-arc.

Slow-paced magical adventure with a PG background love story. I was slightly disappointed in the way Mer used her powers to fight enemies (lots of slipping on ice which made it feel a bit middle grade at times). As this was a prequel and I haven't read the first book, I may have missed a lot of the book's significance. I'd recommend it to younger YA readers. No sex.