“No matter how far I go, I'm still your person. We stand together now.”

Kendare Blake still managed to surprise me! After the ending of Three Dark Crowns, I was hyped for the sequel, and it didn't disappoint! We're back almost right after where we left off and this volume is more fast-paced than it's predecessor. The author wastes no time in diving into the battle between the sisters, and the consequences of Beltane/the final events. There's some new and interesting developments and the ending, though a little obvious, left me wanting to read the next installment right away and introduces a series of new possibilities, plot-wise.

That being said, this is not a book focused on character development - what we see here is the direct result of the events of the previous novel and the development our characters went through there. Maybe Jules, considering a new plotline introduced here, got a bit of focus, but overall it's a action-focused novel, instead of a character-driven one.

The other thing that bothered me a little (enough to take a star from the rating): there are little answers here and more questions arising. Things introduced in the first book are yet to be resolved and there is more stuff being introduced here, so I'm a little anxious at all these loose ends, despite the fact that are two books left. There wasn't also a grand plot twist in this one, but I was so focused on the events happening, the action and the tension to really care, and here it wasn't really necessary.

I can't wait to see where this series is going and how the story will end for the triplets and their friends.