4.15 AVERAGE

adventurous emotional sad tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Brigid Kemmerer keeps slaying and slaying. I immediately put a hold on the third book on Libby. The third book is a medical necessity for my sanity and my happiness.

As always with Brigid Kemmer, the writing is glorious. I especially loved seeing Harristan's point of view as well. I was extremely curious about him in the last book, so I'm happy we got to dig into his head in this one. 

I still love the characters, of course. They're so frickin well written and they have dimension, and I love them with my entire being.

I also loved that we explored the world a little more here. And I always love a story that takes place on the ocean. 

And then, of course, the continuation of the romance. I was absolutely obsessed. THE ONE BED TROPE PART OF THIS WAS JUST SO ADORABLE. 

But, yeah. I loved this, and I need to read the third book immediately.
adventurous challenging emotional hopeful tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This is such an underrated fantasy series that deserves so much more hype. It’s so well written, it’s easy to fall in love with all the characters, and I love Tessa and Corrick’s arcs. Plus the twists are truly chef’s kiss. I honestly am not surprised by plots very much since I read so much lol but for both of these books in the series, I’ve had multiple jaw drops.

I absolutely cannot wait for the third book in this series. These are the kind of fantasy books I hope to write one day—smart, political, but full of tenderness between the characters.
medium-paced
Loveable characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Think I would have enjoyed this book more if I didn’t have to read Tessa’s POV. Loved reading corrick and Harristan perspectives though
adventurous emotional inspiring sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous mysterious sad tense medium-paced
adventurous tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
adventurous challenging emotional hopeful fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

I liked this well enough. It had a bit of a slow start, and like the first one I feel like it's quite forgettable.