I adore Kingfisher's novels. Everything about this novella was haunting and beautiful.
PLEASE tell me there is going to be a sequel. Because that last line -- and that epilogue were EVERYTHING.
First off -- I was so ridiculously excited to be approved for this that I squealed. The Black Jewels Trilogy has been a series I've read from the time I was a teen -- 15 years ago. In a way I've grown up with this series.
Me:Â *hates love triangles*Â
This book: *hold my mortem*
Okay, so this book was one of my most anticipated reads of 2023. I loved For the Wolf and For the Throne, and I was BEYOND thrilled when I got an ARC of this book. (Alas, waiting for the sequel is going to be absolute torture).Â
Holy smokes! I love anything to do with faeries, and I have since I was a little girl. With all the fae in books recently I felt that this was a refreshing take on them. (Not that there is anything wrong with the others, there isn't).
ALL I NEED TO SAY IS I NEED THE NEXT ONE ASAP. AAAA IT WAS GOOD. Like what do I even say about this book??? I don't think I have any words for it. The beginning is a little slow at first and you're kind of scratching your head going… Is there a point to this/where is this going? BUT THEN you get to the amazingness that is the rest of the book.