3.5 Stars

Thank you to Netgalley and Macmillan Audio for the audiobook ARC in exchange for an honest review. 

The premise of this book was super interesting and I always love a reading about a trial. The narrator was fine to listen to, no complaints there. 

The world building was pretty immersive and I did feel like I had a good grasp of the world. However, the characters fell a little flat for me. We didn’t spend much time getting to know the characters and the relationships they developed with the FMC wasn’t strong enough, ultimately leading me to not feel any attachments or have emotional reactions to major plots in the book. Some of the betrayals like what happens with Kader followed a similar formula from other fantasy books, making me feel like some of these reveals were somewhat predictable or not entirely shocking. 

I did have fun listening to it, and I’m sure if you pick up this book you’ll have an enjoyable time listening to it too.