In the Shadow of the Fall introduces a fascinating world and lore. Ashâke is a protagonist I think has a lot of potential. Her backstory was well thought out and could make for a really wonderful series. However the story felt very rushed with a lot of plot put into a small number of pages. I kept wanting more time to be spent expanding the characters and the story.

I'll likely still pick up the next book to see where this goes, but would wish to see more of the book spent on character development and not feeling like the pace was too fast for the story it is telling.

Thank you to Netgalley and Tor Publishing Group - Tordotcom books for an opportunity to read and review this book prior to publication.