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I received an ARC of this book and was excited to read it after seeing it circulate tiktok for awhile. I went into reading this pretty blind to what the plot was except that it was a king and a solider and it was LGBTQ+. I was a little confused at the beginning as the the plot was being built with some of the power building with the paladin and getting characters straight. But as the book went on there were so many twists I didn’t see coming that had me staying up far too late to read. I can’t wait to follow the story as more books come out!

annaeli's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful slow-paced

3.75

storm__bound's review against another edition

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adventurous funny medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

justgrey's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

bojangles's review against another edition

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medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.5

It took me a while to get all the character names and world building concepts figured out. But I loved the dynamic between the two MMCs. I love me a snarky-witty-one/brutish-strong-one-humouring-them
dynamic and this was PERFECT.

I also really appreciated that Zavrius is unapologetically femme, and Balen loved that about him, and desires him on those terms. Fucking gorgeous.

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