This was a great gift for pride month. We truly have been blessed. I absolutly love the magic/martial system. That is genuinely so dope. Also the way M.L. Wang writes horrific scenes and the reality of war is so chilling. I just know that the duology will hurt so much.

The characters were really lovable. Escpecially Ataals whole house. Chi, Sangya, Ramla, Kyrin, Yun and Ataal himself. They are all great and I can't wait to read more about this family.

I am also super excited to read more about the world bc that is a slight problem I have, that I wanted to know more. Which to be granted this is supposed to be the origin of Sangyas and Chi love and it was supposed to be only a Novella. Also another slight critic I have is that Chi and Sangya fell in love really fast. However that is also me having a preferance for slowburns and I did enjoy their bickering and their chemistry. I just wish it would have taken a little longer.

All in all I absolutly enjoyed it and I am very excited about the Duology to come.

No notes. This is not a horror book but a monster fucker romance.

Okay on a real note. I am aware of all the social commentary and the metaphors. It is very clear and very easily seen. However this was such a wild ride. Reading this as not metaphoric but just as a fun silly romance and a woman becoming absolutly unhinged and a demanding demon child just makes this so much fun.

There were some really disgustingly gorey discriptions that made my skin crawl but that only added to the experince.

This was fucking amazing. I need more unreliable female main characters that spiral into becoming unhinged (and maybe cannibalistic)

I am feeling very mixed about this book. I actually really enjoyed it and had a grand time. But also I don't like the way it is parted.

The fact that it's past, present, future but then in the present every chapter changes between past and present really bugged me. I also just did not like the way that changed again and again. I would have liked to stay in the present more.

I think that is what would have helped the ending, have some more time, for clues and foreshadowing.

The explanation of the ending also just was a little - lacking. There was a lot happening and a lot revealed and because of that, it feels like there are some plotholes.

However I absolutely enjoyed this book! Natalie and Caleb are both absolutly horrible and it was so interesting reading this from Natalies perspective. And in a way I do feel sorry for the way Natalie was brought up but oh my god this woman is horrid and she deserved the ending she had gotten. I also did like the twist! I just wish it was explained a little more and made a little more sense.