Rating: ★★★★
Audience: NA Fantasy Romance
Length: 424 pages
Author: K.A. Linde
Publisher: Bloom Books
Release Date: September 1st, 2026
Image & Other Reviews on: Goodreads

BOOK SUMMARY:

New York Times bestselling author K.A. Linde returns to the story of Kerrigan Argon in the next in the Royal Houses series, an unforgiving world filled with magic, mayhem, and romance. Perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas, Holly Black, and V.E. Schwab.

Thank you to Bloom Books for the ARC.

CONTINUES TO BE GOOD.

It’s been a minutes since I’ve been able to work through a whole, new to me series, in a shorter time frame rather than waiting years for the sequel and I am still locked into this one y’all!

This one had some good turns and political intrigue. I’m still loving all of the dragon content and seeing how this world is growing and changing. There were a few plot points I didn’t love but the FMC and love interest are top tier. I do wish the characters were older than 18 because I feel like that would fit the themes better but it’s fine I guess.

I don’t want to say much more since this is a book in the middle of a series but it’s filling that dash of Fourth Wing void for me right now at least!

Overall audience notes:

• NA Fantasy Romance
• Language: moderate
• Romance: vague/quick open door
• Violence: high

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