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*Thanks Netgalley and Amazon Original Stories for sending me an arc in exchange for an honest review*

isn't crazy how we can project our thoughts out into the ether for everyone to consume? scary or endearing? i like to think it's simply human, the modern way to scribble in the margins of textbooks and pass notes in the classroom, only to thousands of strangers across the globe.

I spent over a month with this book, and now it's finally time to let go. Last year I read and loved The Priory Of The Orange Tree, so I had great expectations for this prequel and I was not disappointed. My reading experience was definitely different compared to the other book, since I was very busy with exam season this time and I really took my time with this book. Spending all that time with this tome really made me fall in love with the characters and I got so attached to every single one of them. I do think the strenght of The Priory was the worldbuilding wherease this book shines thanks to its characters. I got to a point at the end were I was so attached to them that I got very emotional for every reason, and it's been really hard to let go of the book and the story. We once again follow different characters on different sides of this world, and while reading the book you find yourself switching your interest so quickly between the different plotlines. Once again the author's writing is absolutely amazing, and I am left craving for more. One day I would love to see a book on what happened when the Nameless One rose for the first time, I just cannot get enough of this world. As I said the ending was very emotional for me, the last 150/100 pages made the book impossible to put down, there's a couple of very emotional scenes that I could read over and over and I kinda want to reread The Priory again now, but I definitely need to dive into a shorter book now.

Happy reading!

A narrative poem "The Raven" written in 1845 by American writer Edgar Allan Poe Title page and the first page of the poem printed on a soft, light, Heather Gray colored shawl.

Erin A. Craig, Small Favors

― John Green, The Fault in Our Stars.