I was so blown away by Brittney's storytelling. The way she expressed Vasalie's struggles, how she incorporated the chronic conditions so many of her readers live with, was so well done. As a dancer who had been locked up for years, of course her body would suffer from the immobility. When she's forced to dance for her king's political ambitions, she needs to get creative to get accepted into the international gathering as entertainment. An illegal dancer-spy blackmailed by the man she once thought was her savior, Vasalie now sneaks through palace walls, playing with fate herself. Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer. Literally.
While the romance wasn't a huge part in the beginning, it was literally amazing by the end. I was gasping with every page and I would love to reread the book. It had a bit of a slow start but after I finished the first few chapters, I was instantly hooked. Love love love.
Thank you to NetGalley and Penguin Random House for this ARC! All opinions are my own.