Thank you so much to Del Rey, PRH Audio, and Netgalley for providing advanced copies of this book! All thoughts and opinions are still my own.

I was extremely excited for this fae fantasy! I've heard great things about this author and was really looking forward to a more diverse take on a predominantly white subgenere.

Sadly I just didn't feel much of anything about this book...

I think there were some fantastic discussions and themes in this book about war, family, lineage, history, and the way history repeats itself.

This follows 2 sisters who are vastly different but fiercely loyal, as they have to navigate the unknown world beyond the Elvish boarder. They become entrapped with the Fae they thought long dead, and begin to unravel the truth to history long lost.

In concept, I loved this story. But in execution, I was extremely bored...

I didn't find any of the characters particularly easy to become invested in any of the characters. Not only are they not particularly dynamic characters, but their limited characteristics include some intense and frustrating character flaws that made them hard to care of root for.

I just didn't feel like enough time was spent developing the characters. And most of their actions felt like they were to purely propel the plot rather than authentic choices.

Overall I was just left feeling nothing about this story. It had some fun lore and reveals, but the length and lack of character development left me feeling so detached from the story. So sadly this won't be one I'm continuing on with.