This book took some time to get going but when it did it was so tense!

So like I said, this book took a while before I felt invested in the world. It made it that it took me very long to reach the 50% mark of the book. When I was past that point though I read that in 1.5 days. I was so curious to see where it would lead and couldn't put it down. From that point I enjoyed the book a lot and was very invested to see where it would lead. This ending half was full of suspense, new discoveries and intense moments and I ate it up.

I loved Veaer as a main character a lot. She is a character who isn't always fully in control of what she does and I do like that in a dark academia book. Sometimes she just can't say no to things, these often relating to Elise and that inner turmoil was amazing to read. She just followed Elise around without being able to do anything about it while sometimes inside she was screaming "Why am I doing this?!"

I also really loved the friendship Veaer had with Hairwin and Adair. This friendship felt like a true chosen family of three. They cared so much for each other and would change the world for them. But at the same time like every family there will be moments you'll clash and that happened in this book too. These clashes were big and eventful and really pulled me into the book. Then the love that flows from that following such conflicts is absolutely the best and warmed my heart. I love them to bits.

Concluding this is a lovely sapphic dark academia for people who love messy queers.


I received an eARC and this was my honest review.