​General Opinion:.

The first 60 pages... Ye... I was not expecting that. ​

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​Characters and Plot

THE PLOT WAS PLOTTING HARD!!! Love how the craziest things just happen in the first 60 pages of the book, ye, the first 60 pages. It started of fun and calming, and then BAM!!! Things started to go down, more twists happened, Erix's backstory was revealed, and oh my lord... My JAW WAS ON THE GROUND. And what happens next... no words, absolutely no words. I had to pause, shut the book, and look at the wall to process what just happened in the last 5 minutes because it was wild. The fact that sweet, caring Robin went into revenge mode after the first 60 pages was the most valid and peak fantasy mc moments ever. Like the author threw everything at him and Erix. 

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One of the other crazy things in here was seeing A FREAKING CULT! I didn't expect that, Cult like behavior rarely, or never, shows up in fantasy books, and the fact that there's a cult here committing genocide towards the Fey is just wild and I love it, more DRAMA. But the funniest thing is that their God is real, he's just really evil... The chanting and ritual scene kills me, it was so unhinged and wrong, and I love it. 

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Though I do have some criticism for this book. First of all, it was how Robin treated Erix. When Erix was possessed by this evil King, Robin didn't put any effort into getting him back, like AT ALL. The whole book, Robin was just "Erix is lost to me forever", honey, YOU DIDN'T EVEN TRY. The romance between Robin and Duncan was rushed, like it was a couple of weeks after they met, and a spice scene happened. Also, Robin and Duncan weren't even a team until like the last 2 days, like Robin, what about Erix, did he just vanish from your mind? 

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Let's also not forget that Duncan participated in genocide with the Hunters against the Fey, the reason for that, his parents were killed by one or two unknown Fey. That is not nearly a good enough reason to commit genocide against a WHOLE FREAKING SPECIES. Duncan is just killing innocent people because of his petty hatred, like the way he just generalized the whole Fey as a killer??? Knowing that some of them are children. Now, I would be fine with a morally grey character that commits horrible acts, ONLY if there is a clear trauma and the backstory is being written explicitly, and if they are called out for their acts. Duncan got a free pass from everyone because he somehow turned kind and loving towards Robin. Also, Robin said that Duncan just cares about his family, and life is tragic. Ok, seeing your parents be killed is tragic, but that does not mean you go and stereotype a whole freaking species knowing that more than half of them are innocents, that's genocide, not an anti-hero. 

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There are cute moments of Duncan and Robin, don't get me wrong, and I like how soft Duncan is towards Robin, but is crime before just seemed to be glossed over to make him more sympathetic. However, I do like the newfound romance between Gyah and Althea; I found it cute. Also, the huge plot twist near the end, absolutely chef kiss. 

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​​​​​​​​​​​​Conclusion

Overall, I definitely think the plot in this book was way more chaotic and wild compare to the first one, in the best way possible. Though I didn't like how Robin was being over dramatic and how he treated Erix, but we just had to see it in the next book. Again, I am vibing. ​​

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