This was a vast improvement from the first novel. The characters are more developed. The world-building is amazing! The only thing I did not like about this book was that it was very slow. Still, it is beautifully written! I recommend this for fans of Jessica Day George, Edith Pattou, and Sarah Beth Durst!

Thank you NetGalley and Holiday House for the ARC to review!
I didn't realize this was a sequel? So McIsaac did an excellent job with world-building and exposition because I was able to catch on pretty quickly to what was going on politically.

I thought this was an excellently written book, with fascinating lore and world building; however, it was a bit slow at times, and I would have enjoyed a bit more fast-paced action. Additionally, the characters were dynamic and memorable.

Again, the lore of this book was phenomenal and I will be reading the first one to get the full scope of it!

3.5

I received an ARC from NetGalley, and I am leaving my review willingly

I unfortunately did not like this book, I was really hoping for more from this book but honestly it was more world building then I expected including after the first book.

Now don't get me wrong... The characters and world building was absolutely outstanding but honestly this book just didn't do it for me.

I think I was honestly just expecting a lot more action then what was given in this book including after where the first book left off. I am considering rereading the first and second book just to see if I feel the same way.. It has been a hot minutes since I read the first book.

As soon as I got this downloaded, I was nose to reader. It's sexy, genuine, characters who had me falling hard for them. It made me mad that I have to blink because I didn't want to miss a moment not even any punctuation.