Magic Portals 

Pirates 

Steamy Scenes 

Insta Love 

Unpacking Harm 

Great World Building 

Wonky Pacing 

 

Overall, I enjoy a Katee Robert book as a palette cleanser between my more plot heavy books. She never fails to write a book that I enjoy. I went into this one expecting the simple plot and steamy romance I typically get from KR, but I was pleasantly surprised. 

 

This was one I felt I enjoyed more than some of her other books. I didn’t really care for how insta love the romance felt at times, but I do think it was necessary for the plot (which was disappointing). The insta love did make me feel lost at times because it felt like their relationship was constantly changing. I did love both the main characters and felt they were well developed. 

 

However what I really appreciated was how she had the FMC asking hard questions to the MMC and encouraged him to question authority. It was also really great to see him start to unpack the fact that he has been perpetuating harm among these communities for years because he chose to blindly follow authority. 

 

In the sequel, I would really like to see better pacing, but I do look forward to continuing this series.