Praise
Oh my goodness, my heart broke reading [Color Unknown] ðŸ˜ðŸ˜ I adore Felix's writing, this was phenomenal! I love the world building with different types of fae and the water nymphs. Poor Soot, my heart ðŸ˜ðŸ’”
Swoon! I enjoyed [The Princess & Her Shadow] greatly and it was very well written! The development of Princess Kafla's life from childhood to the end of the story? Her relationship with her shadow feels so natural. It's an effortless journey. Bodyguard stories are awesome and having female one that was a skilled fighter was epic!
4 stars. Oof! My emotions! [Behind the Mask] was extremely dark and brutal and fucking tragic. I loved it. I really like Graves’s writing style so much but omg poor M! Poor Sese! Ouch. So good.
Liminal
Haunting
Mournful
How was [Dreamweaver] only 18 pages?
Phew. Damn. [The Killing Song] hurt. Read those CW that the author provides and do not take them lightly!
My initial review for this book is: If you like pirates, unaliving fascists, and crying, this book is for you.
And while that is definitely true, this book is a lot deeper than that. You can tell that Felix Graves put a lot of personal experiences and current events to create the issues in this world. He does not do this lightly. This book, this world, the pain the characters experience are real and true things happening NOW.
The world building as far as a setting is done beautifully. While the reader isn't forced to go back and forth with a map, trying to remember a million places and names, the experience is still immersive.
I am devastated and excited for the next book in this duology. Mostly terrified. But in the best way!