I'm not a big fantasy person - a book has to have fairly accessible worldbuilding and a really compelling plot for me to be engaged. And I think this book had both! Lore is a secret death-magic user, Gabe is an official death-magic user who's therefore some kind of warrior monk, and Bastian is the prince the two of them have been roped into spying on. It's a good time! Gabe's a big softy who's clearly regretting his vow of celibacy, Bastian is very devil-may-care-but-also-I-care-about-you-specifically, and Lore's just a gal trying to figure it all out. 

Sure, the pacing falls apart a bit in the last third, and sure, the worldbuilding may be a bit inconsistent. But I had a great time, and if this isn't a setup for a throuple I will simply scream.

Thank you Orbit and Edelweiss for the ARC!