this was a relaxed fantasy with a splash of romance in it. And I throughly enjoyed this book. What probably blowed my mind is the world building and unique setting. The Thief Kingdom and King. And the three Mousai sisters. Incredible. Larkyra was a great lead to read about. She’s fierce and shape tongued. But also empathetic and caring. A utter sweetheart with interesting powers. Which leads me to the absolute highlight of this book: the three Bassette sisters. I suppose they grew their father some grey hairs growing up. Their dynamic and friendship made my heart full and I would have been satisfied only reading about those three girls. But we do have a love interest. Darius. The son of the Lord whom Larkyra is to marry. He was cute. But that’s it. I am surprised to ever say that, but I would have been happy, and maybe even enjoyed the book more, without the added romance. Whilst they were adorable and their banter brought me joy…. I think it took away from the interesting and unique world and dynamics that occur in this universe. But whose banter I extremely enjoyed was Niya and Alōs Ezra, the pirate lord. …and if I’m not mistaken, the next book will be about them. So I shall start with book two immediately. But to sum this up: a relaxed not too stressful fantasy with a super interesting universe, that I’m exited to read more about and amazing main characters. Definitely worth a read, and since I heard book two will be even better…. I’m intrigued. 3