And even though it’s a “retelling” only the skeleton of the plot is based off the story, everything else is so different and unique. The most enjoyable part for me though was towards the end where the story branches off and becomes it’s own. Like many of their longer books I’ve read recently I found the length totally unnecessary and that it actually took away from the story by dragging out every moment and interaction. Drake is still vain as ever, Cassius is still a stickler for rules (albeit a tiny bit less than in the beginning I guess), and still no one is listening to the princess.

If you're a fan of the Twisted Sisters, then you know what to expect from their novels--dark humor, a little backstabbing and betrayal, plenty of twists to keep you guessing, and a heaping of sexual tension to keep things interesting.The path he took, did not feel impactful cause that's exactly what I was expecting him to do by the end. CHARACTERS — I actually found all of the MCs to be quite interesting, especially Kyra, BUT there was an extreme amount of redundancy with respect to each of their character traits. I have been on it for over a month and have not gotten any motivation to read this book since the last time I tried to read it, which was at the beginning of march.

All in all, I’m really sad I didn’t like this more and am not sure whether I’ll continue the series. Although this book was a thick boi, it was heavily focused on world building and setting up the plot, instead of forcing a romance right away. As for Cassius and Austyn there was even less romance, nearly non-existent but the ✨potential✨, my god, I'll wait forever if I have to to see those them together at last. It might be because I’m done with the innuendo filled speech of Washer and Geraldine from Zodiac Academy but as soon as it popped up in this book even in a more isolated way I found myself cringing and was relieved it didn’t continue beyond one short scene.Although this a new series and this is the first book of a new series so it was more of an introductory read but uff , the ending blew me.

It was way too aggressive for a man who has barely spoken more than a sentence to her and I personally found it cringey for how obsessive he was towards her at points. We get glimpses behind his rock hard exterior and I’m really excited to see his growth and journey throughout the rest of the series because I have a feeling this man has a heart of gold hidden somewhere.She is the lone heir of her father’s kingdom but won’t truly get to rule due to ancient laws that only a male can rule. Maybe because I still have hope for the series as a whole, maybe because I just loved the Orion bonus chapter or maybe because after 20 mind-bending hours of being trapped in the coin—err, the book, I’m just glad to be free again. Drake and Cassius made a deal with Azurea (a dragon) when they were on the way to find the treasure in the middle of the book. I don’t wanna spoil anything, but I will say the only reason - and I mean this truly after sitting and stewing on it - the only reason this isn’t a perfect five star read for me was because I do feel like there was a lot of fluff/filler that could have been cut and not effected the story in any way.