In the glittering, dangerous courts of Hell, a witch plays a deadly game with the Prince of Wrath she can't stop wanting.
- Score
- 77.9
- Spice
- 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️Steamy
- POV
- first
- Ending
- HEA / HFN
Tropes
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What readers think
Readers consistently praise the scorching chemistry between Emilia and Wrath — the enemies-to-lovers tension is widely called the series' strongest element, and the lush, atmospheric prose earns repeated compliments. The shift from YA to New Adult is welcomed by most of the fanbase. On the other hand, the book draws frequent criticism for 'second book syndrome': thin plot progression, a slow-paced first half, and a protagonist whose naivety feels frustrating. The cliffhanger ending divides readers — satisfying for those bingeing the trilogy, maddening for those reading on release.
Read it if
- · Readers who live for simmering enemies-to-lovers tension and charged banter
- · Fans of dark, lush demon-court settings with gothic atmosphere
- · Those who want a romance-forward middle book in a completed trilogy
Skip it if
- · You need a plot-driven, fast-paced second act — this book is almost entirely tension and atmosphere
- · Cliffhanger endings frustrate you (this one is deliberately unresolved)
- · You haven't read Kingdom of the Wicked — context from book one is essential
If you liked this
- · For fans of A Court of Mist and Fury who want a darker, more gothic demon-court setting
- · Like From Blood and Ash but with Sicilian mythology and demonic court politics
- · For readers who loved Daughter of the Moon Goddess and want more morally-grey love interests
In this series
Part of Kingdom of the Wicked — read in order:
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