I'm finishing this the day after seeing V talk about this on her book tour, and I think it made the book's ending all the more special. I was amongst the many who were hesitant about a new series written about a world I love so deeply, but the fears were quickly wiped away when she started speaking about her ideas and process. I had the fortune of reading these books when I was about the same age as the main characters, and that helped create such a prominent place in my heart for Kell, Rhy, Alucard, Lila, and Holland.

V has a way of writing with a never-ending passion for her characters, and it shows when you read, even with the new characters. In the book's setting, all four Londons are also living, breathing characters. I loved everything about this book, which was surprising to me normally; I had a hard time liking it when new characters were thrown in with older ones. In her talk last night, she told us, "I will make you care for the new characters, dammit, I will make you like them." She was right from quirky Tes and her dead owl, whom everyone immediately loves, to Kosika and Nasi in White London, to even homicidal Bex and Calin. It was instant love for the new little Princess Ren, named after the Aven Essan Tieren.

Getting to see the characters grow as people after the traumatic events of the ending of A Conjuring of Light was a great experience. Like seeing a long-distance best friend and catching up with what happened when you were away. Alucard and Rhy as parents??? Adorable. Kell and Lila still loved each other in their way; I blushed a few times. Kell looking for any way to one-up Alucard (using Tes to do it) still cracks me up. Tes being the odd one out and seeing how very dysfunctional this family is? 10/10 is the best part of the book. Lila being essentially forced into an Aunt role where Ren is in love with her was also precious to see.

I will be in the market for selling my soul to get an ARC of the next book. Also, V is an actual angel, which was not at all surprising.