![]() I remember liking book one but not loving it and I think I have pretty similar feelings with this one! There were a lot of elements I enjoyed and I liked seeing Hessa a little bit older, wiser, more mature and taking on more of a leadership role but I think something holds me back from completely loving it. I am a bit of a sucker for relationships where it is an arranaged marriage and they are sort of reluctant allies to begin with but then slowly realise they care about each other and start to fall in love and that book delivers on this trope in a very satisfying but subtle way. I liked the atmosphere of the book - I love the barren, perishingly cold landscape and all the worldbuilding details really transport you and create a vivid, richly imagined world. I also really like the prose, it's very sophisticated whilst still being easy to read and enjoy. I think the thing that holds me back from loving this series more is that I'm not super attatched to the characters, nothing about them is particularly special or standout to me. The book is also pretty fast paced and sometimes I wish it was a little slower but I do think the author does a good job of balancing the action and battle scenes with intrigue and interactions with the deities. In conclusion I think if you enjoyed book 1 you will really like this - it is a worthy sequel and I don't have the best memories of book one haha (as in I can't remember much not it was bad) but I think I enjoyed book 2 a little bit more!!. Happy UK release day! It releases Feb 1st in the US. Thank you to Titan Books for an e-ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review! CAWPILE Rating: 7.29 (4 Stars) After enjoying the first book in this world, Hall of Smoke, I was excited to read its companion! (You don't need to read HoS before ToNG) You can tell from this book that H.M. #CULT ANIMOSITY SHOWS NO SIGN UP SERIES#.
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