Cliffhangers kill me but yet here we are. 

This is just so clearly written by a man.

Great sequel! This was a much better book than Nevernight in my opinion and solidifies my decision to continue on with the series because WOW that last few chapters!

The world building in this series is quite interesting as the author chose to do most of it using footnotes. I'm not against it at all but I do see some people getting frustrated at them but I would say that most of the footnotes aren't particularly important to the present plot line. Its mostly just to flesh out the history of the world only. The prose of this book is also mostly similar to the first, the odd metaphors still present too. I've gotten fairly used to the author's style at this point but I won't say that I'm exactly the biggest fan of it but there's no denying that he can write well.

I liked that we saw much more of Godsgrave and I actually prefer that compared to being in The Red Church in the first book. The whole Gladiatii was also really cool and the action scenes were just so fun. Also, bonus points for the romance in this book because it seemed more natural compared to the previous one? I might just be biased though so don't read into my words too much. Finally, a tiny detail that isn't very important but I really appreciated is that the author slyly inserted their love for books in the series which I love! The library scenes with the chronicle are great.



The heavens grant us only one life, but through books, we live a thousand.