Red-Haired Ash Reads

“A Regal lord and a lab rat, an Arrow and an inventor, a powerful psion and a struggling seer, forced together by extenuating circumstances and hunted by dangerous enemies.”

Well this book had me hooked from the very beginning and I couldn’t put it down! Vesper is now a Regal Lady but spends her time running her new company and planning on how to stop the Techwave and Lord Callus Holloway. When she is kidnapped by the Techwave she finds herself fighting for her life and being rescued by Kyrion, who has just realized the bond is still there.

Vesper and Kyrion’s relationship changes so much in this book. I loved seeing them work together to fight against their enemies and come to a partnership, then a romantic relationship. It was just the perfect progression to a relationship with two people who have extreme fears around trusting other people and truth bonds. When we finally saw them kiss for the first time I screamed “finally” because the tension between these two was so hot and intense. While I don’t usually love slow burn romances, this one has been so worth it and I can’t wait to see how their relationship progresses. 

This world continues to be fascinating with its mixture of magic, technology, and politics. We finally get to learn more about the Techwave and Erzton, including going to an Erzton planet. I am very fascinated by the Erzton and their society, especially the Lady Asterin Armas, who I can’t wait to see more of. Vesper and Kyrion’s fight against their Lord Callus Holloway was intense and dangerous. I loved seeing these two come together to fight against him and I can’t wait to see him finally taken down. 

Overall, this was a wonderful continuation of Vesper and Kyrion’s story. I am loving this world and all the characters that have been introduced, even the villains. I can’t wait to get my hands on the next book and hopefully learn what is going on with Zane now that he knows the truth. 

Trigger Warnings: on page kidnapping and torture; violence, blood, and death; references to the death of parents, patricide and child abandonment; 

*ARC provided by the author in exchange for an honest review.*

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