this was a lovely conclusion to this duology, and I am still yearning for a glass blowing, fire god to whisk me away to the middle heavens. 

Karys and Dravyn, and their gaggle of friends/allies must figure out a way to de-escalate the growing conflict between the humans and the elves before something too cataclysmic to recover from occurs. Through their efforts, we get a story about forgiveness, of others and yourself, and benefits of being open minded and letting your perspectives change, to let go of old hatreds, and to fight for peace even when it seems unlikely. 

the epilogue to this book nearly took me out; it was such a beautiful sentiment of how there can be better days ahead if we only have the bravery to fight for them today. 

my only qualm was that the ending was a bit…vague? I wasn’t sure *how* exactly things resolved. only that I was told that it resolved. I wish there was a bit better of an explanation of what exactly happened but I still really enjoyed the book up to that point and afterwards.