I did find this entertaining but my main criticism is that it felt very repetitive from the first two books in this series. So many character attributes and situations felt like I had just read them in The Ever King/Queen. Skadi is a character you can absolutely cheer for and care about but she has a lot of overlap with both Erik and Livia.

Spoiler

Parental loss at a young age, afraid of her magic, body trauma, uncaring guardians, being taken from one world to the other without say, falling quickly, being attacked a lot, found family/home.

The story follows a VERY similar arc.

I think if you can’t get enough of this world absolutely continue with the series because you will get what you loved in the first two. I also think if you like Radiance by Grace Draven this is a book you will enjoy but it is darker.

My other gripe with this book is that in a world of mutilated bodies being desirable, kindness and aid to those with dyslexia, female empowerment, queer rep and stuttering endearing characters I was absolutely thrown for a loop when the MMC mocks the villain with heightism!?! Like WTF. We’re told he’s a foot shorter and MMC calls him “little one” to mock him. Never did I expect this world to perpetuate the unfair belittling of people with a shorter stature. Just like dyslexia it’s not like people can help their genetic height! Let’s stop with this cheap shot.