A one-day read. That’s how you know it’s good! I LOVED this story. A true enemies to lovers, complete with excellent slow burn and well-written yearning and spice. The love triangle was *chef’s kiss*. I immediately started the second one the next day.

This was a GREAT read! So much so that I immediately started the second book. Absolutely beautiful, COMPLETED, duology! So this review is kind of for both books together.

This author knows how to write tension and yearning. And these books truly deliver on the enemies to lovers trope we all know and love.

Rune is a complex character—especially as her experiences in the book change her, for better or for worse. I love that she wasn’t always the perfect hero, always ready to go to war. I love that the author let the extreme circumstances and traumatic events that she lives through impact her choices.

Gideon…my man. He’s one of the good ones! Misguided, yes. Capable of change? Definitely. A gentleman to his core? Absolutely.

My only complaint is that I wish the characters were older. But honestly their age doesn’t impact the story at all so in my head they were always mid-late 20s, and that was just fine. :)

I wholeheartedly recommend this series!