Where to begin!? The female narrator for the book did an absolutely amazing job, honestly the best narration I have come across in fantasy novels. The first chapter is the voice of Fate not our darling Alexis, don’t panic.

The main character Alexis is absolutely hilarious. Her thoughts and emotions are relatable and smiling-outloud-entertaining. She has depth and personality that will leave you feeling protective over her and frowning at any and all stupidity thrown her way. You will absolutely LOVE her best friend, Nix, and if you say you won’t then you’re a liar or a fool. This isn’t one of the those books where you figure out exactly what the hidden identities and plot is in the first chapter. I was honestly in the dark until everything was revealed.

In terms of spice this book if definitely more plot than spice but my darling there is Tension with a capital T. This is not fluff, this is dark. I’m talking eye contact, possessive touch and language, ‘I’ll kill anyone who so much as looks at you’, ‘is this morally grey or simply charcoal void black?’, I guess you’ll find out. This is a why choose (but with a very important twist that you’ll understand when you stop reading this and start listening). You will be questioning who her love interests are…. for a while.

The storyline had me hooked for the first half of the book and then it did grow a touch stagnant as the Alexis’s routine repeated and sanity drastically declined, it made the story hard to follow and swallow. Once finishing I can see this is clearly intentional and adds to the storyline. But for a hot minute I felt I was in a depressive state. You will question her and then yourself, it’s A okay to go touch grass and hug a tree if you need a break, but do return. Although, if you can, just be a champ and keep listening.

If you are like me and felt like giving up towards the end because of shear misery and anguish, keep pushing forward. It will all make sense soon and you will boil with the rage of the sun ❤️

I absolutely adored listening to this story and I did devour it in 24 hours (it would have been less but a stupid mundane activity called work got in the way)

Upon finding out that I now must wait until October 2025 to see Alexis reck havoc upon her enemies, I will be putting myself into a self induced coma.

The book ends on a soft cliffhanger. There are many detailed strings left untied for the next book, which leave juicy suspicions and fantasies that I’m praying will fuel me for the next 8 months.

If you read all that you should just buy the book. TikTok was not joking about how good this book is, and neither am I.