Necromancy, Emissary of death, a lot of people having their own agenda- that’s what this book promised and I can only say, it was way above what I expected. I loved the magic system and also how it gave me more questions then answers in the beginning. Why is she hurting every time she resurrects people, how is that not the same for everyone? And when we got the answer- I didn’t expect it tbh. The worldbuilding is short still effective, I was directly sucked into the story and I’m really looking forward to where the sequel will take us since we got a really interesting starting point here. But what I loved was the ethical discussions about raising people from the dead that were woven into the story and made it quite philosophical sometimes. I’ve read many reviews saying the shifting timelines and POV‘s were confusing and interrupting the flow and I have to disagree here. Yes, it was sometimes complicated to follow but in my opinion that was what made this book good and not just an easy read. Every change brought new questions and new perspectives about how everyone has their own plans, how they are trying to play each other and how over time everything connects together. So if you’re not reading it with your brain on standby it’s really well plotted. I only take down one star because some of the names were quite similar which made it hard to distinguish persons in the beginning but since there is a glossary: once I discovered it the problems were gone. I’m really looking forward to the sequel. Thanks to Netgalley for the eARC!