She just met the guy—and is obviously afraid of him—yet she insists on discussing the size of his cock? What a pathetic attempt to force sexual tension into a scene.

We know who the brother is…

what’s kingfisher even supposed to mean? like does his name mean something or…?

If I hear another "female"... ⚰️

So what I'm getting is that the Queen is Fae, Saeris is probably also some kind of Half-Fae or Witch or whatever. Saeris' brother has two brain cells and they're busy drinking or something.

The worldbuilding so far is fine, but nothing out of the ordinary. I wish more effort had gone into building a truly oppressive, stifling atmosphere. Simply throwing a lot of death at the reader isn’t enough to paint a convincing dystopian setting.

The MC is your typical feisty, rough-around-the-edges “badass”—unfortunately quite predictable.

In terms of writing, the occasional use of modern language and cursing feels out of place in a fantasy setting, reminding me of Fourth Wing—and not in a good way.

Anyone else find Hayden a little freaking annoying? I wanna smack the stupidness out of him 🤬