A review by eillieon
The Surrender by Emily Shore

4.0

The Surrender is the second book in Her Monstrous Boys. This time we get more focus on Kyan, the god of air, so we get his and Quintessa's pov as well as Qora's. We also get a change in court as we are now at Kyans court, the court of storms. 

 

I liked this one more than the first, mostly because even though it was focused on Kyan we got more of the other gods. We also get more about the people of the court and how the curse has affected them which makes me even more interested to learn more about this world. I did however not enjoy Qora's chapters as much, even though it was interesting to see a glimpse from outside of the waste. I do love that we get more of Kyan and Merikh together and the spice is even better in this one, at least for my preferences. I also really enjoy the villain and their backstory. 

 

Be sure to check the trigger warnings before you read though because it’s definitely not for everyone, especially since Quintessa loves to feel everything, both pleasure and pain. 

 

I got the arc version of The Surrender from author Emily Shore in return for an honest review.