A possessive, morally ambiguous high fae love interest who would literally kill anyone who simply looks at the female MC… the one bed trope (and the one horse trope, which is even better in my opinion)… fae politics and plot twists and magic… This book had it all. If you haven’t read the first book, Trial of the Sun Queen--not sure why you’d be here but--maybe don’t read my review of the second.

The main character Lor was just broken out of Ophelion and she has one thing on her mind: find the crown that is her birthright and her destiny. She’s a sassy but strong main character with a stubbornness I relate to a little too well, and she’s feeling too many unwanted things for the Aurora Prince, Nadir.

The central relationship—whatever was going on between Lor and Nadir, that is—was very entertaining and fun in the best way. They don’t automatically like each other, which I appreciated. In fact, even after realizing they have such heavy attractions towards each other, they keep it as just that. Their back and forth was fun, and the fact they didn’t pull a Feyre and Rhys was satisfying and refreshing, honestly (not that I have anything against them, but I like what Lor and Nadir had better).

Speaking of which, fans of A Court of Thorns and Roses and These Hollow Vows would go feral for this series. I loved ACOTAR and THV, and I loved this one, too. I’m looking forward for book number three.

Thank you so much to the author for an eARC of this book in exchange for a review. I genuinely really enjoyed this book.