Reviewed by Sam@WLABB on
I immensely enjoyed this story. It's intriguing, and filled with lore and a bunch of characters with hidden agendas, that are in it for the long con. Twylla is sort of the victim, in that she is the major player in the queen's evil plot. She is so honest in her feelings, that you cannot help but care about her -- all her losses and sacrifices, and the image of herself that was implanted in her head so unjustly. She is deceived and misled too many times, but seriously, the reveal at the end, left me gasping.
I was all over the romantic bits. Lief, Merrick, this girl should be swooning left and right. It's quite the love triangle. I loved the little sparks between Merrick and Twylla when they first see each other again, and then when he takes her to the portrait gallery. -- sigh -- (I am sort of team Merrick - hate me)
If the cover and the name did not convince you, I will tell you that this book is pretty dark. Lots of deception, murder, blood, and whatnot. I loved it! The world of TSED was quite twisted, but I still wanted to know more and more as the story played out.
I really enjoyed being in this world and seeing the whole story unfold.
Reading updates
- Started reading
- 21 May, 2016: Finished reading
- 21 May, 2016: Reviewed