04/27/2026
This book completely took me by surprise & honestly I enjoyed every bit of it.
It had everything I love:
✨ Touch her and ☠️ energy
✨ Hidden magic and secrets
✨ Deadly trials
✨ A sort of love triangle
✨ He falls first and hard
✨ A really hard healing journey that honestly reached parts of me I didn’t even realize needed it.
And the yearning??? It truly gave me Wuthering Heights level…but make it fantasy. Some of the things this MMC said had me 🥵 (no spoilers but, the bath tub scene!) And the love triangle?? I’m still not even sure if that’s what to label it, but it was excellent. Both MMCs brought that fierce, protective, touch her and ☠️ energy and choosing between them felt impossible.
Azhara was such a strong FMC. What she endured was heartbreaking, and her story goes to some really dark places, but watching her fight her way through it all especially navigating that toxic, twisted relationship with her father was incredibly powerful. It hurt to read at times, and was really gut wrenching, but there was something deeply healing in it too.
The trials were so well done. Fast paced, intense, and honestly addictive. And we got a little taste of some cool magical creatures/demons too which was fascinating. This was truly one of those books I didn’t want to put down and enjoyed every minute of!
Overall such an immersive, emotional ride. Dark, intense, and unexpectedly healing. I’m grateful to have been an ARC for CJ & so glad I picked this one up!