I read and didn't love the first but really wanted to see how this duology ended. Honestly I would have been fine if I hadn't. The plot felt like it dragged a bit and most of the twists and surprise reveals felt way to easy to guess. I mentioned this in my review of What the River Knows but Inez is the most blindly naive and trusting person which is wild in a situation where people are literally trying to kill you. I also found the chemistry between Inez and Whit weirdly lacking in this one after being a better part of the the first book. I love the historical Egyptian setting but it didn't make up for everything else.