"This is me, whoever I am when I hold my chakram. Both the thoughtful, careful queen I've forced myself to be and the wild, passionate girl who pushed her kingdom to teeter on the edge of defeat- but also snatched it back from that edge." 
 "A warrior queen" 
 This book is so amazing! Love it, love it, love it. Especially towards the end of the book, it is worth the read. Just love Meira and Mather's character (Mather is my favorite by the way. Just saying) Anyways, if you hadn't read this book yet, go read it. But make sure you have read Snow Like Ashes first. Or you won't understand what is happening. 
 I really enjoyed the character development in this book. Like how Meira came to accept her identities, and how Mather discovered things about himself that he has never noticed before. 
 "You've fought for Winter so spectacularly, ans I am more proud than I have ever been to call you my son. But don't forget to fight for yourself as well-there is no shame in that." 
 However, I must say that Theron really, really bugs me in this book, and I don't really know why. Probably because I am cheering for Mather, and probably because i don't like his attitude. But I think the ending made up for it. Maybe. 
 Overall, I adored this book. It is just so fun and interesting and intense to read. If you enjoyed the first book and is still deciding on whether to read the second one or not, I will say go for it. You will not regret it (well, I hope not). If you haven't read the first book and want to read this book, I will was go read the first book first. It will help you to understand what is happening in this world.