This was great. The characters were developed so well and the world was interesting and exciting with a cool magic system. The world was complicated, but explained in a way that was easy to follow. I really enjoyed the different kinds of love depicted here - friendship and romantic and family love. And I was so excited to follow Tarisai and the other characters on their journey.

I really loved the first book in this duology, but this one didn't hit the same. The plot felt a bit inconsistent and nothing felt like it mattered all that much. The characters didn't feel as real as the first one - and I felt like we didn't see much from the characters that we already knew. There was just so much potential here, but it didn't live up to it. I still loved the first book, but I'm disappointed in the sequel.