Veyka and Arran return and now they must battle a malady that threatens all the people of Annwyn. And the answers they seek appear to be found somewhere in the humans realm. Veyka must come to terms with her new found powers and her connection to Arran.  But some still plot against Veyka and the newly crowned High Queen and King of Annwyn may lose more than win.

Veyka's new void powers are playing into a prophecy but can she overcome the last vestiges of her selfish outlook and self-loathing tendencies to protect Annwyn?  Seeing her overcome more of her past and even her fresher hatred of humans is quite something. My heart was at turns happy and heavy through this book.  There were more than a few WTAF moments and I did almost chuck my kindle in disgust at one point.  All I'll say is hang on to your favourite secondary characters 'cos they won't all make it to the other side! 

The storyline moves at a fair clip, although maybe it only feels faster paced as the world is now settled in my memory and I know who everyone is. My heartbroke at several times when endearing secondary characters didn't make it. The added POV's also added another layer to the story and allowed us to see the mindset and rationale of characters outwith our MMC's.