I should have looked at the number of pages before I started this book, at 608 it was no small feat! 
 I contemplated giving it 3.5 stars because I really did enjoy it but at the same time that sort of feels like hedging so I am leaving it at a solid 3, which does still mean that I liked it. 
 The fantasy element was not at all disappointing, which I think happens a lot in the fantasy romance genre. Magic played a major role in the story and was brought up a lot, not merely as an afterthought and it was very well done. Although I still did actually wish to know and see more of it, but that's just because I am a major fantasy lover. 
 The plot was interesting enough that it held my attention, the side characters - Valik, Krysti and Laci were more than just outlines to help the story along. the second half is much more action packed and intriguing. 
 The romance.... I'm not so sure how I felt about it to be honest. Wilson has created characters with great depth and personalities. I really enjoyed the two main characters and while I did feel quite a lot for each of the main characters separately because of the shifting POV's, I struggled to see how their views of each other developed from their limited, and smutty, encounters... 
 Yes, the first half of this book is filled with smut. 
 So the whole relationship developed a bit backwards and I felt there was too little actual romance and getting to know one another in favour of pursuing other... activities. As a die hard romance fan I wanted to see the feelings develop for one another, or rather feel them for myself.