Since this book was released last year, I have been excited about reading it. Yes, I had pushed it to the back of the burner to finish most of the books ahead of it, but I had decided now to finish up an amazing story of gods amongst humans and a magical typewriter that linked two souls together. I wanted to know their story. I wanted to know what kind of ending the author would give to, not only Iris and Roman but to the Gods and their war.

This book was a huge disappointment. This is a war between two selfish Gods who have made it a point to use humans on their chess boards without thought or concern. More with the way both of their egos have been bruised. I felt no sympathy for either of them but more for the people who had been losing their lives for something that seemed so pointless.

The connection with the characters was not there. Rather, Roman and Isis spend a lot of the book away from each other, but this is mainly due to Roman having amnesia and in the presence of the Dacre, writing his story to make him more sympathetic to those out there reading the Oath Gazette. In contrast, Iris spends her time running around.

Honestly, I almost did not finish this book. I loved the first book. I loved the world-building. The characters. The whole thing. This book, not so much.