I absolutely love the Legends of Thezmarr series so when I knew there would be another series set in the same world but following side characters Wren and Torj  i just knew it would become a favourite and wow it didn't disappoint. This book has everything I love in Romantasy and so much more and why Helen Scheuerer is such an amazing author in the way she portrays such an immersive and engaging world and characters you can't help but love.

Set five years after the events of the last book Wren is an assassin of sorts a  'poisoner' dealing out vengeance on the enemies from the shadow war and not having hardly any interaction with Torj for those five years. Yet  when a new threat arises they find themselves back together when Wren finds herself attending the prestigious Drevenor Academy for Alchemists and Torji is assigned as her bodyguard.

I really enjoyed the academic setting and found the plot so engaging and interesting. The best bit though that I absolutely loved was the tension, angst, longing glances, gentle touches and the unbelievably beautiful slow burn between Wren and Torji..it completely delivered on everything and so much more the romance has always been simmering for so long between them and the way it was slowly built throughout the story was so well done for when the spice finally hits a lot later in the book it's an all consuming need between them and finally pays off in such a good way! This is very much a character driven story so while there isn't as much action until the last part it sets up the story beautifully for what's to come next. 

To see the best side characters Kipp and Cal return in this series made me so happy they are two of my favourites and bring such lightness to the series. I couldn't put this book down but also didn't want it to end, such an amazing start to the new series..I can't wait for the next book and what's to come. Highly recommend! 

While this is the first book in a new trilogy and can be read separately as it  focuses on a new plot, characters and as there is enough information given through flashbacks so it doesn't feel like you are missing out on anything important, I do really recommend reading the Legends of Thezmarr series first to get the full reading experience as knowing these characters beforehand really added to my overall enjoyment of this new series.

Thank you so much to the publisher for the opportunity to read this before release.