A Psalm of Storms and Silence

There are so many things that I love about this book and series as a whole. All of the characters are so lovable. I cried a few times. I was surprised by how much I would love and mourn Idir. He may have been my favorite part of the story. And I love Ife and Caracal/Tabansi. Some of the love story parts made me skeptical. Karina is still flirty and wants to trust Malik every time they come in contact even after he has broken her trust over and over. Even getting Malik's perspective and knowing he had no choice but to betray her, I was still mad because she didn't have the full insight but was ready to jump in his lap constantly. Regardless, I wanted them to be together so I don't know why I'm complaining. Lol. I loved the author's recap of the first book and her sense of humor in her writing. This is a great series.

I was just looking this title up and realized I forgot to add it on GR when I read it. Anyway, I'd loved the first book despite it being a liiittle more fantasy-y than I generally prefer. I struggled with this one because it had been awhile since I read the first one so I had to have the wiki open to refresh myself on all the fantasy concepts at play here. I've said it before, I'll say it again: series books should have “previously on”s!

I'd assumed this was a trilogy and was a little surprised when I got to the end and realized it was a duology. Like...I kinda wish for more space for the conclusion to breathe and see where these choices play out? HMM oh well.