Clearly a well thought out, beautifully crafted and presented book, not only a stunning cover but complete with chapter art, a pronunciation guide, map and even a soundtrack!
Lovely author for adding content warnings, triggers and disclaimers, looking out for the mental well-being of their readers.

Very inclusive with gay/bi and non-binary characters. Characters are clearly described so easily imagined, although a little overly direct in description at times.

Lots of different povs which I’m not a fan of personally and made it a little hard to follow in parts, especially when it’s the perspective of a new character and you’re trying to figure out who they are in relation to what you know.
Although it was fine once I figured them out and it did end up crucial to the storyline being able to follow the characters individually before they met.

This was interesting and gripping, with a fast paced and fairly complicated plot and characters you can easily love.
Lots of twists and turns that I didn’t see coming at all, and I can’t wait to see where the series is going!
Plus- very spicey and Kinky 👀

I did really enjoy this, just felt it needed some polishing, particularly in the middle.
Also I found it a little over obvious in explaining feelings and trauma, but was glad to see it featured even so.
The writing quality was a little inconsistent and the world building could be better, perhaps explored and explained more in the next books.

***Received as an ARC for an honest review :) ( )