Thank you to Orbit Books and Netgalley for sending me a copy of this book to read and review. I thought this was a nice continuation of where book one left off and it was quick to dive back into action. The characters were described so well and they were developed really nicely. I liked the medieval sort of military fantast vibe this series gives off and I really enjoyed Alywn's tone and narration. The pacing was a bit slow for me at times, but parts of the book definitely had me wanting to know and understand more of what was happening. The characters that were introduced in this installment were a nice addition and I liked what they brought to the story. Sometimes Evadine was hard to follow and hard to like but I think she made for a nice contrast overall. I'm intrigued to see where the final book in the trilogy will end up.