I said it before so I'll say it again. Never trust a biased review. Dear reader, this IS a biased review.

Not gonna lie, there was a point that it felt repetitive but I just love a story with a quest feel to it. I don't care for trials much but give me a journey and I'm sat. And good ol' Learned Edmund. To think it's been eight years, lore wise, since we've seen him on a journey with Slate and Caliban. He's grown so much 😭 I'm so proud of him you have no idea. How is he still such a cinnamon roll?

What do you mean he's now fluent in gnole-speak? I know he said he was gonna make a lexicon but to actually see proof of that all but makes my heart melt. He really is too good to stay in the Many Armed God's temple. I don't think it's in him to be so isolated and not helpful to others when he has knowledge to share.

And, poor Dervish. To think he's the crybaby of the three who got cursed. To have to endure all that torture with no end in sight. I don't know Angharad but I feel like she'd have hunted that priest if he was still alive. Why do I feel like she treats Dervish like a little brother? I can't wait for them to meet in the third book.

Oh hey, a White Rat book is not a White Rat book without our rats. Always great to see Bishop Beartongue and Zale. I call them last boss fixers 🤣 They don't break no laws. They just skirt around it all hush-hush like.

And gnoles. Brindle, I didn't realize how much I missed you. I hope Dog Violet gets to be promoted to a job gnole. From the sound of it, she is and that makes me so happy.

Then there's this:

I cannot explain to you the utter glee I had once we get to meet Large Francis Building. EVEN BETTER, she has a vocal box she carries around to speak. I CAN'T. HOLY HELL. I need a plushie of hers.

In conclusion, I went overbudget this month to get this book and I don't regret it. Again, biased review here. I miss our Saint of Steel paladins but I wouldn't mind getting this series done first. All I ask is for a grand reunion somehow. Please. Let it culminate in the Vagrant Hills. Might be odd for me to say but the Vagrant Hills is my favorite character. What a mysterious place.

Closing this up with my favorite quote from the book:

"I don't know how to break it to you, but bad people can also do math!"