I think this was fairly entertaining at some points, but also dragging in others. Per usual with what I've seen in the romantasies I've read lately, there's a lot of trying to establish some sort of story, but somehow this attempt sacrifices the character interaction and development. Which imo, is the WHOLE EFFING POINT of being a romantasy in the first place. Sigh. 

Things I liked
- the establishment of Tamsyn and her social standing with her family. I liked that she's working through things, and eventually finding herself at odds with what she thought she knew versus what actually is. It does get a bit annoying at times (because GURL, open your eyes, watch, listen.),  but it's by far more endearing than off-putting.

- Fell just being weirdly Fell. I wish we actually had more of his character development and thought process because outside of his constant thoughts of Tamsyn, I thought he was interesting. I liked his ambitions and reactions to the nonsense in court, and I kind of wished we had more actual banter versus the stilted dialog he has with Tamsyn.

- the foreshadowing and hints of magical shenanigans in the background. The author drops a lot of hints on the way about how the world works in the book, and seeing it start to actually unfold to what it truly was is fascinating. By the end, I actually want to know what happens next.

Things I did not like
- the pacing was off. After the wedding, we spend at least two parts just going from one location to another with hardly anything happening. And when things finally do happen, it was just...okay, and? Yes, things pick up eventually, but I wish these stories would just stop dragging shit out for the sake of stretching the plot to a gazillion books later *coughIRONFLAMEcough*. Aint nothing wrong with a standalone or duology imo. I much prefer those tbh.

- Stig. Because fuck him.