This is Jessica’s debut novel and I had so much fun reading it.
After a slightly confusing start, and a bit of a time jump, we settled into a story of danger, dark magic, treachery, and royalty that got stronger and more compelling the further through the story we got. The stakes are huge, the worldbuilding is impressive, and the action well plotted.
Amika, Kio, and Rei-Hai are brilliantly drawn and complex characters with believable motivations and engaging backstories. The consequences of Amika’s magic and the decisions she made at the beginning of the story have far-reaching effects and the guilt she feels as a result is played out very well.
I also enjoyed the secondary characters of Grey and Reminas, who are deliciously complex and deliciously evil respectively. And, while we’re on the subject of ‘delicious’, Rei-Hai being slightly monstrous with non-human eyes and the possibility of savage transformation is very much my kind of jam. The fact that if it happens, it will lead to heartbreak and tragedy is just an added bonus. For me. Not him.
I’m thrilled to be working alongside Jessica to help her bring book 3 to the world. I can’t wait to see where she takes the series.
Meanwhile, I’m excited to read book 2: The Blood Curse ~ Anna
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