I enjoyed this story and wouldn’t mind a sequel if the author decides to write one.

The story is told from 4 POV that alternate throughout the book.

Ren hides behind an angry exterior pretending not to care about those around her. While the anger is real, the lack of caring is not.

Darek leads the rebellion and just wants to overthrow the King and his sons. He needs Ren’s help, but he doesn’t want to be attracted to her, and he definitely does not want to care.

Adley works for the King and is deadly. But she wants out and wants to be free to live her life with the woman she loves. But it’s forbidden for her to love anyone and the only way out of the King’s employ is death.

Kellen is the youngest Prince who wants nothing to do with his father’s reign of terror or his brother’s brutality.

I enjoyed the interwoven relationships between the four main characters and how they all grew and changed as the story progressed, mostly in the last 25% of the book.

While I enjoyed the story quite a bit, the beginning was incredibly slow with a lot of backstory that didn’t really move things forward. And then the ending felt rushed with a few loose ends still hanging (it does leave an opening for a sequel). I felt like some of the scenes from the beginning could have been shortened or cut to allow for a longer, more drawn out conclusion. This might have answered some of the questions I was left with.

Disclaimer: I received a DRC through Net Galley on behalf of the publisher in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.