3.5 stars

This book really dragged on and didn’t forward the plot as much as I hoped it would. The entire time in captivity with Kolis frustrated me because Sera kept being “I’m going to fake it till I make it like I’ve been literally raised to do”, wouldn’t be able to do it, and then ruined her chances. It was just on repeat.

Also, the spicy scenes in the last 10% of the book felt a little forced to me.

With that being said, I still enjoyed reading this and am glad I did. The few chapters when Sera was out of prison before ascending made me so emotional of the love and respect she had gained.