Well didn’t shit get turned around unexpectedly at the end of book one, this is where we open this book. We have Riahn a very much weakly supported king and Oraya who has now got to work out how to claim the throne back for her own people. Plus add in some nobles of the house of night who support neither heir and well we’ve got some tension that needs working out. 

This was a good completion of the duology. Of course we had the typical I hate you/I love you struggle that comes with all enemies to lovers to betrayed lovers story lines. However this book also gifted us with an interesting plot line outside of this lovers tiff which made for a more believable story arch. 

I did find some of the start a bit slower then the first book (but I always get sick of the “I want him to die” when you are practicing yelling at the book “oh really, do you!”) But the balance worked out mid way.

I did find the ending a bit meh. I get it’s the end of a duology (and a bit of a opening for the next book set in the same world) but it kind of felt a bit too cliche.