Overall Thoughts:
⁕ The good news is that this book finally gave insight to the erratic and abrupt change in Rhen's behavior that occurred in A Heart So Fierce and Broken. The bad news is that the explanation was rushed and sloppy. I think had she included the additional narratives of Rhen and Bre in the previous book, it would have been more believable.

⁕ I am relieved that this book focused less on travelling and more on the grander politics of two nations. 

⁕ SPOILER: I love that the ending is an imperfect sort of happy. The characters obviously still have a lot of healing to do after the trauma of the last two books and, even though they ultimately make up, it's clear that there's still so much they'll have to overcome together. Kemmerer's conclusion is unique to the YA genre in that it really honors the impact of war, death, etc. instead of sweeping their circumstances under the rug in favor of a golden sunset.

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