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Thanks so much to Penguin Teen and NetGalley for an eARC of this book in exchange for my honest review!

I received an ARC of Chaos & Flame when it came out a couple of years ago and I adored it....except for that cliffhanger at the end. So you can understand my excitement when I saw the sequel was finally coming into this world! I won't talk too much about the plot of this one because, well, spoilers.

But Talon and Darling's story in the first book had me hooked immediately. The story began when Darling's adoptive father, the scion of House Kraken and rebel leader against the tyrannical House Dragon, is taken captive by the Dragon War Prince. In an attempt to get him back, Darling tries to rescue him but is instead pulled into a scheme by the Prince Regent of House Dragon to pretend she's the long lost House Sphinx heir.

The worldbuilding of this story is so incredibly unique, and is the thing I love the most about it. The love story that occurs is cute, and I definitely root for it in both books, but the magic system and political setup of Pyrlanum are what really had me hooked. This book is a solid continuation of the first novel and I really enjoyed how it wrapped up everything. If this duo decides to write any more, you can bet I'll be buying it! I enjoyed this story immensely.

I liked this one better than the first book! I'll admit, I was more interested in Caspian's romance than the one between Talon & Darling, but I still love them too. I really like the different paths characters took in this, and how we saw Darling really grow into herself. Love those author's writing together

This was a very good conclusion to the series. I love the world and the setting was perfect. I could not put this book down!