i absolutely loved the development we get from all the characters in this, as the second book in a trilogy (i believe) it really strengthens the character relationships and adds to the world!!

the story revolves around all the characters moving and working towards coming together at the end, which i really enjoyed as we explored new relationships as well as expanding on ones formed in the first book. because the book revolves around all this movement, it can feel slow at times and the pacing did drag a couple of times, but i still really enjoyed seeing the characters come together and be one big group at the end

we do also see more on the relationships within this, they are a subplot but they do help make the slower scenes feel like they have more significance, and i love barsilay and naftaly together

the world and magic in this are so cool, and i can’t wait to see how everything culminates in the final
book!

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for sending me an arc!