This trilogy is definitely a new all time favorite series. The world building and the character development are unparalleled. This book in particular had me up past 2 am trying to finish it because I just could not put it down by the end. I will be thinking about this series for a long, long time. I’m sad it’s over but can’t wait to continue with the rest of the Realm of the Elderlings and I hope I meet these characters again 👀.

This book was absolutely ridiculous and yet surprisingly deep at times. Once I started, I couldn’t put it down. It is both funny and tragic and I can’t wait to continue the series. Brb while I sprint to the bookstore.

This book was perfect. It was full of yearning, defiance, hope, tragedy, cowardice, and bravery. It was the most beautiful love story I’ve read in a long, long time. Not only was it beautiful, but it asked the reader to grapple with important questions about gender roles and the cost of empires. Harrow’s writing was lush and poetic and her use of the second person made the reading experience incredibly intimate—I could feel her words in my chest when reading. If you read another book this year, do yourself a favor and read this one. I know it will linger for me for years to come.