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 4.75 stars. This book was so good! The last 150 pages or so were full of intensity and action and drama and love and loss and...gah! 
 I really feel like Avry's character development throughout this was superb, she became stronger yet more fragile at the same time, and I loved learning more about her. 
 I thought the layout of this book was a little strange, one chapter being first person POV, then the next being third person from Kerrick's perspective. I did, however, really enjoy it, as it enabled me to learn more about Kerrick and Danny's time together. 
 Usually with these kinds of books I'm smitten with the love interest, but I didn't find myself liking Kerrick that much. I didn't dislike him, I just wasn't blown away by him. In fact, I liked Avry and Ursan together more. 
 The whole lily thing did get a little confusing at times and didn't seem fully explained, just random bits of information fed in throughout the book, but other than that I really enjoyed this story, and am looking forward to seeing more. 
 However, with Kerrick captured I struggle to see how the readers are supposed to become attached to Avry and Kerrick as a couple? They spent the first book hating each other, the second book on different missions with Avry believing him to be dead... If Kerrick is captured, how are they supposed to develop as a couple? We shall see!