I enjoyed this story even though it left me wanting. The story seemed as if it had already been written and then the author decided she wanted to add some spice to it. The story itself felt very YA and the slow burn was good. I really like Nor's character and his development, for me he seemed to have the most character growth. Nor's feelings for the FMC felt authentic and not instant love. I understand the FMC feeling duty and honor bound to her kingdom but her feelings for Nor didn't feel as authentic, she goes from "taking one for the team" to "yeah I love you I will stay" (even though we didn't see each other for weeks on end). All of these things are small and something I could easily overlook. I was extremely disappointed with how obvious the antagonist is. I really wanted this book to have an insane twist to it. . All that said, I'm interested in reading the next book in the series when it comes out.

I was given an advance copy of this book in return for an honest review

The smut! Ohhhh boy the smut!! I lived for the slowburn aspect of this ! Ahh so freaking good! I couldn't put it down ! An easy 5 star read! But really I've loved everything R.k has written so.