Thank you so much to Penguin Australia for providing me with an eARC of this one. All thoughts are my own.

This book was absolutely incredible. All the enemies to lovers romantasy + morally grey MC fans need to jump on this ASAP.

This is such a wild ride from start to finish. The world building is absolutely incredible, with a unique magic system relying on pleasure and pain, and a rich magical history woven throughout. Combined with an undercover mission plot, this book was never for a moment dull.

Saffron, our MC, is so interesting. Shaped by grief and a desire for revenge, she generally believes herself to be good, but the events of this book force her to confront many truths about herself and what she’s willing to do.

The romance is a slow burn full of twists and turns, lies and half-truths, and so much pain, longing and betrayal.