I came for the romance,
I stayed for the plot.

I understand how someone could DNF this book:

1. It's advertised as an M/M romance, but the characters don't have many romantic interactions.

2. here are incredibly long (and sometimes unnecessary) descriptions and infodumping.

But for me, this wasn't a problem. Alec's and Seregil's relationship is so well-constructed; they're both exactly what the other needs to improve as a person, and I'm a sucker for the "be gay and do crime" trope, soooo...

While the story isn't the most groundbreaking and creative piece of literature, it's interesting enough for this book, and the world presented has potential even if it's just your average medieval fantasy.

Flewelling's strongest point is certainly the relationships between her characters, though. There wasn't a single moment where I didn't believe in the connection she claimed they had.

Overall, an amazing book! It took me a long time to read because I'm not used to this kind of fantasy, but I would definitely read the rest of the series!





Pd: I love how funny this book is at times, Seregil and Thero being the perfect example of this


Pd 2: I also love how Alec is surprised someone would even think Seregil and him are lovers, but then proceeds to act like his long-life husband and says stuff like:

"you know all those nights you were gone.."