I almost have no words for how much I loved this book. The story telling is so lush, and even though I was confused in the beginning with the magic system, as the story unfolded I found myself so drawn in.
I loved Elspeth, despite the Nightmare that was in her head, she was so smart and kept her wits to her. Especially when it came to the banter between her and Ravyn. I almost wanted to learn more about the Nightmare, and you get a lot of more of him at the end.
One thing about this book that I really appreciated was that I’m invested in ALL the characters. I wanna know more about Elm, Ione, and Emory. I feel like Elm and Ione are going to play a bigger roll in the next book.
I was so sad when Ravyn realized that Elspeth was degenerating - I was so nervous he was going to reject her, but he surprised me by the lack of a third act breakup - but definitely appreciated. Instead, he just wanted to help her.
So so so excited to see how the Nightmare takes over in the next book.