My thoughts might be jumbled right now but I want to get this out before I forget everything rushing into my head:

The first half of this book had me hyped, I really thought it was going to pick up the pace from a somewhat slow start. I really wanted this book to take a far different turn than it did.

I don’t like love squares. The tension between Norah and Alexander, the odd coupling of Mikael and Norah, and the somewhat lacking in any real depth situation between Soren and Mikael. All of it felt a bit undeveloped and underwhelming, and when I am reading a 500+ page book, I guess I expect more to actually take place.

Was it a decent start to a series? Sure, it had my interest piqued. But when the second half of the book started I felt the ebb of excitement wane greatly.

Norah has a lot of hard decisions to make, especially when she has amnesia and can’t remember her life. But at the same time, I think she made a lot of wrong decisions and is trusting all the wrong people. I mean how many red flags does Mikael have to throw for her to finally see he’s problematic?

I’m sad to say I didn’t love this as I hoped I would. Did the ending have me craving the sequel? I’m not so sure.


I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily. Thank you to the publisher and BookSirens for the arc.