This is one of those books you just can’t put down and keep reading well into the night. I liked the story, looking forward for what will happen to Kharis.
If you like fantasy, give this a try.

This was a really good fantasy book. It had everything I love: magic, monsters, interesting characters, mystery.

I loved the storyline of Kharis waking from a coma and having amnesia. It made it interesting because we got to kind of learn stuff about the world along with her. But it was not an origin story of her discovering this fantasy world. It made it feel very different and fresh in the world of fantasy books.

I had an opportunity to read this book and was pleasantly surprised. It was a nice read and was able to do it in two days. The storyline held my interest and before I knew it, I was done.

We meet the main character, Kharis, after she wakes up from an apparent comma. She remembers very little outside of the accident that led to her injuries. She remembers she is a Zahari monster (at least she believes she is one, but I don't want to spoil much). As a fantasy book, this book meets my requirements: it has magic, monsters, mages, and mystery. The prose is lovely. The storyline was strong. The characters were consistent in terms of development, and I am curious to learn more about a few of them. I found the pacing to be right for this book.

The world-building is impressive. There were a few things that I felt were lacking, but as I thought about this, two things stuck out: (1) the main character suffers from amnesia, and perhaps the author's strategy is to keep us as confused as the main character is, and (2) it appears this book is part of a series so like peeling an onion, I am sure the author will provide more clues that fill in those gaps.

I like the strong female trope, and this book delivers on this. I found Kharis to be a charming hero, one not to be undone by males (she made me think of Feyre, Nesta, Alina, and Celeana/Ailin) and I also found the relationship she develops with Leógham to be sweet as if both are healing from their inner wounds (this reminded me of Feyre and Rhys, from ACOTAR)

In short, I enjoyed the book. This is a new author, but I have a feeling I better keep an eye on this one. I hope NetGalley will provide more books by this author. I am curious to see what happens to Kharis next.

This book was so enchanting! I loved the characters, the story and all the kindness that Kharis showed each and every character. I can’t wait to read the other books in this series!

Although the writing was lovely, the story was difficult for me to get into because of how it's told and because of the characters, which weren't as easy to connect with as I'd have liked. Kharis is easier to like and relate to than Leógharn, but neither is someone that has much depth, maybe because this is a first book and there's a lot of set-up.

The book also assumes you must know what's going on and what kind of world this is before it's explained, if it's explained, because some things are just left there without much of an elaboration. I could guess a bit of the inspiration for the world because of the naming conventions in-world, which helped a bit what kind of world and culture this might be, however I'm not sure the plot has convinced me to read the next book because of how shallow it feels and because the characters didn't appeal to me much nor had enough chemistry for my tastes. It's a quick read and enjoyable for a day when you want something that's not heavy but just immerse yourself in a nice story.