I've been meaning to read this trilogy for a long time and now, finally, I've read all three books back to back. This will be a quick review of the trilogy as a whole. 
 My overall impression was positive. But I was surprised by a couple of things. I've expected this fantasy to have, well, more fantasy? 
 This felt a bit like... like... Game of Thrones pumped full of testosterone and minus the dragons. Or magic. Ok, forget it, it wasn't like GoT. But there was a battle for the throne (or two) and it felt like most characters were those of the male variety. 
 D'uh, exactly. It's an M/M novel. But still? Anyways. A captive prince sold to slavery to another prince. Sounds fun! A lot of action, twists and betrayals in this trilogy to keep a reader interested until the end, but no magic. It's a fantasy world with lots of fighting but a traditional kind, with swords and such. Yeah, not even a little bit of magic. It's ok, I got over it. It was still good. 
 Another surprise was how slow burn this was. Also, not a bad thing. But if you're expecting pokepoke you might not get it for a while. May be some strokestroke to keep you interested. lol I know, so eloquently put. 
 Ok, so, to sum it up: if you're looking for M/M fantasy with a lot of war strategizing, action and twists then this is for you! And in the midst of it all is a slow burn romance between two people who are very unlikely to ever trust each other or be friends. But no magic.