Literally an amazing audiobook, Moira Quirk KILLED it. I was truly so delighted. I have also never listened to like. A British narrator. Anyway I was just totally in love with this reading.

The content of the novel itself was a bit hit or miss for me, the middle act was definitely slow in a way that I didn't feel particularly justified; this is a world which appears to be rife with history but I didn't find it to be explored or extrapolated in a satisfying way. And this mf loves interesting magic systems and worldbuilding but it just felt sort of hollow at points. The last two hours (e.g.,

the battle with Cytherea - I also was totally suspect of Dulcinea so I figured she was implicated in the killings.. but not LIKE THAT...

) were super fun, but some of the ambling around that happens in the middle chapters is very boring. Not too boring, though, since Muir's prose is satisfying to hear, so I can't hate too much. Hearing Gideon quip with prim and proper British swordsmen was delightful. Love and light

I was also expecting this to be way dykeyer than it ended up being, so if you're looking for a super forthrgiht lesbian romance, Gideon won't deliver on that. Still very delightful though. I love Gideon.

I hope she does not stay dead. She delighted me endlessly. I was not gagged though b/c I was looking through some reviews a few days ago here and got spoilered for this happening.