Evan Winter

I rarely find a second installment equally exciting as the first... but this was an exception in spades! Loved getting some of the world-building through oral history, which added layers and layers to the social structure and interpersonal relationships in the story. Also, the slow burn romance was right up my ally! Not over the top, and extremely relevant to the story and the characters' motivations. Evans thanks a friend in the acknowledgments for always keeping him on track with portraying what is at stake in every scene, and it shows. This book is a master of stakes!

The cliffhanger tore a hole in my heart, because now I have to wait who knows how long to find out where the story will go next. Loved everything about this one. Definitely give the series a read!… (more)