"Faith will help us fight, and hope will carry us through."

In one word: EPIC.

In more words: I really loved this! I've never been disappointed by an Angela R. Watts book, and this holds true here.

I'm very much a character-driven reader (give me characters that I can love, and I'm sold), and these were some great ones. I got attached to all of them despite telling myself multiple times not to, and there's definitely something to be said for that, lol. Finnigan and Ama were my favorites, but I came to love Gunnar and Moray as well. (Also, as with most of Angela's books, the banter was top notch.)

It's definitely one of the more epic allegorical stories I've read. The fight scenes were on point, the feels were real, and I really enjoyed getting to see Moray's redemption arc come through.

Overall, I really enjoyed this! The threads of this first book were wrapped up nicely, but still leaving enough open to keep me intrigued for the next book. 4.5 stars from me!

Content warnings: Demonic activity, some mild language, one attempted sexual assault scene that is stopped before anything can happen.

**I received a copy of this book from the author. A positive review was not required. All opinions are my own.**