3.5 ☆ After loving the first book, I was really excited to dive into the second one, but unfortunately, it didn’t quite live up to my expectations. While I was still interested in the characters, the love story felt a bit too rushed and abrupt. It lacked the tension and build up that made the dynamic in Book 1 so compelling The spice scenes didn’t really fit naturally into the story for me. They felt a little out of place and didn’t add much to the emotional development or plot. Also, while a lot technically happened in terms of events, it somehow felt like nothing really moved forward. The characters didn’t grow much, and the plot didn’t progress in a meaningful way. Overall, it wasn’t a bad read, but it didn’t hit the same high notes as the first book. I wish the pacing and emotional depth had been more consistent.

I love this series. I love Rooke and I am even warming up to Soren. Thea was the best addition, I love her, suffer with her and I need to know she'll be okay. Her story deserves all the attention. I was never bored but in the last chapters so many new names were added I could not keep them straight, who is who and who belongs to whom... The ending had me shocked. I do not want to spoil it for anyone but OMG - I suspected but damn. This is me, impatiently waiting for the next installment...

I liked this book far better than the first one. The plot is HEAVY and full of information that you can’t digest really easily. If you were looking for a Romantasy - I don’t think you will be happy. It’s definitely a Fantasy with Romance. The core of the story is the fated mating but there is a lot of politics, betrayal and fighting. I love the FMC. She and Aelin would be good friends and share their love for secrets….the cliffhanger at the end is 🤯🤯🤯 But the book is too long and has still to many informations that you don’t really need. Often two people talk to each other but between the next answer are 3 pages internal thoughts. Book 3 is not yet published - so let’s see. It will be a grande finale nonetheless. Would I recommend ? Yes. Strong female characters and unique magic system. But you have to prepare yourself to read a lot and that’s not always pleasurable :)

Mh.. ich hab mich tierisch auf den zweiten Band gefreut und wurde dann doch irgendwie enttäuscht. Die erste Hälfte des Buches hat sich noch sehr flüssig lesen lassen und auch die Dynamik zwischen Rooke und Soren war spannend. Allerdings hat sich dafür die zweite Hälfte total gezogen und irgendwie war die Luft raus.. 200 Seiten weniger hätte es bestimmt auch getan. Bin mir unschlüssig, ob ich den dritten Band überhaupt noch lesen wollen würde 😕