Reviewed by bumblingbookworm on
This is book 5 in the series, so I'm just going to jump right into this - I adored the plot in this instalment. With peace talks hampered by a murder, Irene has to step in to save the day and boy does she ever! I loved that this one had the feel of a traditional detective novel, with twists and turns everywhere you look. I can sometimes be quite good at ruining books for myself by guessing the twist, but for this one I was kept guessing the whole way and it was fantastic.
My biggest criticism for this book is that it's just too long - it's the longest of all the books in the series and it really didn't need to be. I feel that 50-100 pages could've been cut from this and it would've been a lot better. But the mystery and political intrigue helped to make up for this, and I was super happy that Irene and Kai finally got together, even if it was mostly left up to the reader's imagination. A solid addition to the series, I always look forward to the next one.
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