This book was about 98% angst. Having just finished it, my eyes are still wet. The relationship between Ben and Jonah is very different from that between Lucien and Stephen in the other A Charm of Magpies books, and their sexual dynamics are very different as well. Ben is the POV character, and he starts out terribly broken-hearted. There is an HEA ending, but it comes only after much strife, so be warned. I'm giving it five stars though, because it was beautifully written, and plotted even more tightly than the other books in the universe. The foreshadowing was expertly done, and the language beautifully tore my heart into pieces at every turn. As I've felt with every book I've read by Charles, the characters were extremely well-crafted. I was familiar with Jonah, as he was a side character in the other part of the series, but I was worried it would be hard to switch into a new character's POV. Not at all. Ben was adorable, and infinitely sympathetic what with his broken heart. A near-perfect book.