The Exquisite Torment of Loving Your Enemy

Dearly Beloathed #2

by Brigitte Knightley

'Sworn enemies, dazzling magic and delicious romantic tension make this a witty, wonderful gem' Sangu Mandanna, author of The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches

In this swoony, witty and heart-stoppingly romantic sequel to instant Sunday Times and New York Times bestseller The Irresistible Urge to Fall For Your Enemy, the stakes are high, the love is forbidden and the slow burn turns steamy.

Osric is a member of the Fyren Order, a guild of assassins who gleefully murder for money. Aurienne is a Haelan, a scholar-healer whose Order's motto is Harm to none. Clear-cut absolutes separate good and bad, right and wrong, light and dark -

Until they don't.

When Osric first bribed Aurienne to heal him, he never imagined those lines would begin to blur. But every healing session draws the two of them closer together. He finds himself developing unwanted feelings for Aurienne as her capable hands heal his body - and his heart.

Aurienne's perfect life has been flung into chaos in the form of a devastatingly handsome assassin. She should be in her research lab, not illicitly healing a Fyren every full moon - nor wrestling an attraction to him that threatens to slip into something else.

Things go superbly sideways when Osric and Aurienne discover more about the deadly Pox deliberately unleashed through the Tīendoms. The plague may be the work of another Order - an Order far nastier than either of them can handle.

As the lines between Osric and Aurienne continue to blur, the balance between peace and war and love and hate trembles, shifts, and hinges on a heartbeat.

Tropes
Forced collaboration
Forbidden love
Denied attraction
Majoring in Yearnalism
Semi-public s*x and other words not in the Bible
Rated E for E*ting Her Out

Praise for Dearly Beloathed

'Utterly unique, hilarious, swoony beyond my wildest dreams! This book is an instant classic and a true masterpiece, it took my breath away and made my heart explode' Ali Hazelwood

'Brilliant and wildly imaginative, with a delicious forbidden romance set in a fascinating fantasy world. Knightley is a remarkable talent, weaving together witty comedy, slow-burn longing, and heart-wrenchingly poetic imagery' Sarah Hawley, author of A Witch's Guide to Fake Dating a Demon

'Knightley is in a league of her own! For those craving an enemies-to-lovers fix, you will find it all here. This is an explosive duology that makes me believe in magic and all things impossible!' Danica Nava, author of Love is a War Song

'With the most wickedly delicious banter, Brigitte Knightley is sure to become your next favourite author. This had all the things I love a slow-burn romance that hurts so good, truly agonizing enemies-to-lovers, with a twisty mystery at its core' Julie Soto, author of Forget Me Not

'Brigitte Knightley is such a wonderfully talented writer with a unique voice and a real genius for banter' India Holton author of The Ornithologist's Field Guide to Love

'The slow burn romance of my dreams. Whip smart, creative, and brimming with banter and wit . . . both the hero and heroine had me laughing and shouting to just kiss already.

Genres: Fantasy, Romantasy, Romance, Fiction, Fantasy Romance, Adult, Enemies To Lovers

416 pages, Kindle Edition

First published July 7, 2026

About the author

Brigitte writes what she wants to read: enemies-to-lovers romances that put the unresolved back in UST. Her debut novel, THE IRRESISTIBLE URGE TO FALL FOR YOUR ENEMY, is coming out July 2025 (Berkley / Orbit UK).

Instagram: @brigitteknightley
Newsletter signups: brigitteknightley.com

Author illustration by @gingerhuneybee.

Reviews

[Nancy •͙͙✧⃝•͙͙✩ͯ (semi hiatus till 2027)]

So apparently they are sending out ARCs. Please let me get one. PLEASE.

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We have a cover. I REPEAT: We have a cover!
Now all I have to do is wait 8 more months for the BOOK.

Googles How to time travel to the future.

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I AM SCREAMING.

I WANT THIS BOOK AND I WANT IT NOW. What? I have to wait an entire YEAR for this? F***you. (I'm sorry I'm sorry I don't mean that)

[Angie]

UPDATE 2: I’ve started reading and omg I missed Aurienne and Osric so much 💕

Let the denial begin!!

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UPDATE: I have an ARC 😭

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This cover has me FERAL!!! Their hands are touching??? I’m SCREAMING!!! 🤩

PS: If anyone from the publisher or PR team sees this, just know I would die for an ARC. 🙈💕

[Liana Gold · Rating 5 out of 5]

INFINITY STARS!!!!!!

FULL REVIEW TO FOLLOW AFTER MY TRIP


The Irresistible Urge to Fall For Your Enemy was hilarious. I had a great time and I absolutely devoured the slow burn tension. It was romantic and swoony. They were true ENEMIES but when Osric bribed Aurienne to heal him, he never expected the lines to blur. Now it's time for them to turn into LOVERS.




Many thanks to NetGalley, Berkley Publishing Group and the author, Bridgitte Knightley for an early ARC.

Publication date: July 7, 2026

[Ana · Rating 5 out of 5]

My love towards Osric and Aurienne knows no bounds, this duology has such a special place in my heart, I'm both happy and sad it ended, it was pure perfection!!

Aurienne's and Osric's adventure to heal his seith rot under the full moons, their feelings towards each fighting their way out and the impossibility of them, the conspiracy behind the disease affecting the children and a deadly order made this book an unforgettable journey.

Osric might be one of my favourite characters ever, he loved so selflessly. He was an assassin, yet he saved so many lives. The changes Aurienne inspired, everything he did, he did it for her. He gave so much just to make sure she would be okay.
Aurienne closed her heart off, but the way Osric slowly crawled in there was such a delight. She finally saw him as more than his order and it made all the difference. What she did for him did too. 

Their progression was honesty perfect, an emotional slow burn, full of banter, yearning, push and pull and some heat. The torment, the inn, the lake, the libraries, the help, the watch, the storm, the opera, the island, the signet ring, the protectivness, the hurt, the deofols, the healing and the love against all odds.. It was an amazing ride and I loved every second of it. Their story wasn't easygoing, it was full of brokenness and regret, but they were always a different side of the same coin and with a love that could conquer the impossible, if only they dared to try.

The pace of the story was to my liking. Aside from some wonderful moments between them, we also got some secrets, laughter, abandoned asylums, danger, murder, unlikely allies, brave warriors, battles, tearful moments and above all else, happiness.
It was such a great conclusion to the story.

I hope we come back to this world again, I still have some questions and I would love to see everyone again. I'm also very curious about Tristane.

*Thank you to Netgalley and to Little, Brown Book Group UK for providing me with an ARC.*

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OMG my wish actually got granted!!!
I can't believe it, this the first time it happened. I'm so happy, especially since this is one of my most anticipated releases.

[DianaRose]

hoorayyy i've got the arc! now i just have to read book one...

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excited to read this one(despite not reading book one yet 🫣) and the cover is absolutely gorgina!!

[Noi (in & out)]

October 31st: we got a cover!
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Jul 28: Love that this is going to be a duology

[gabbie [semi-ia, new job]]

I've been wanting to read this FOR SOOO LOONGGG and they approve my NetGalley wish literal days before the books comes out HAHAH 😔 anyway I'm SO EXCITEEEEEDDD AHHH I GOT THE ARC 💃🏻💃🏻

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[BookishKB · Rating 5 out of 5]

✨🗡️ The Exquisite Torment of Loving Your Enemy 🗡️✨

💖💖 Osric & Aurienne Foreverrr 💖 💖

This. was. so. freaking. good.

It was magical, filled with dark whimsy and witty banter. Equal parts funny and poetic. They are both so over the top and ridiculous in the best way. Truly the antics in this book 😂😂😂

And the slow burn finally paid off. The spice was 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

This was one of my most anticipated releases of the year and after finishing it, I’m giving it 6 stars. I’m so sad the duology is complete, but this was the perfect way to wrap it up. We truly need more duologies because this was perfection.

Read If You Love
🗡️ Assassin MMC
🌿 Healer FMC
💖 Enemies to lovers
💫 Forbidden romance
🤝 Forced proximity
🕯️ Plague mystery

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⭐Final Score: 6 Stars
📅 Pub Date: July 7, 2026
Thank you to Berkley Publishing Group and NetGalley for the advanced copy. All thoughts are my own.

[jagodasbooks · Rating 5 out of 5]

a man who yearns is a man who earns

[Rachel Elizabeth · Rating 5 out of 5]

5⭐️ 🌶️3

- Enemies-to-lovers
- Rom-com
- Magic systems
- Forced proximity
- Morally grey MMC
- Slow-burn

TETOLYE is the second book in the Dearly Beloved Duology, and we return right where book one leaves off. Aurienne continues to attempt to heal Osric’s rot in exchange for the funds needed to combat a devastating pox epidemic. As the two work side by side to unravel both his condition and the sinister origins of the pox, their reluctant alliance slowly begins to shift into something far more complicated. The closer they get to the truth, the closer they grow to each other and, in the process, they both begin to heal in ways neither of them expected…

TETOLYE has all the charm and fun that made me fall in love with this series in the first place, it’s such a satisfying and magical conclusion! The narrative voice is witty and genuinely laugh-out-loud funny throughout. The banter between Aurienne and Osric is brilliant, their dynamic has a perfect mix of tension and chemistry - once again delivering a fivestar enemies-to-lovers romance!

The world-building and magic system continues to be one of my favourite parts of the series , I was completely pulled back into Aurienne and Osric’s world. All the different factions and magical elements are set out and evolved so well without becoming overly heavy. The mystery surrounding the pox kept the stakes high and intriguing and the plot was easily just as gripping in book two as it is in book one.

The spice levels also definitely go up a notch in the second book - the slow burn was definitely worth the wait 🔥!

It perfectly balances cosy fantasy vibes, humour, romance, and moments of deeper emotional connection. Perfect for anyone who loves fantasy rom-coms with good banter, morally grey MCs, and slow-burn tension.

I can’t wait to see what Brigitte Knightley writes next!

Thank you so much to Little, Brown Book Group UK and NetGalley for the ARC - I was genuinely so excited to see this land in my inbox!

[Jen · Rating 5 out of 5]

“No words could describe her, anyway, just as no words can capture the loveliness of sunlight on a petal.”

Feeling deeply unwell, over the best book I’ve ever read.

I spent an hour, sobbing, when I realized I was down to the last 40 pages, because I was so sad at the prospect of it being over. Days later and I’m still not over it. Will I ever read a book this good, again? Maybe, if Brigitte writes it.

I have described Brigitte’s writing as Pride & Prejudice with dick jokes and it has never been more true than in Exquisite Torment. She has out Austen-ed herself. I am in awe.

There is yearning, and there is Yearning. It’s masterful, how she gave us two diametrically opposed opposites in Osric & Aurienne, and so carefully, so patiently, brought them together. Here, the slow burn continues to patiently simmer, with incredible “just kidding I hate you” steps back & delicious payoff that will have you SCREAMING. I was barking, like Osric’s 8 dogs, over some of these scenes.

The symbolism and imagery in her writing, too, is insane. I have 10+ scenes I need art of. She paints these gorgeously vivid and thematic and meaningful descriptions of between-places and it’s all so stunningly visual it feels worthy of the Louvre.

The world is even richer and sharper, as is the theology and the magic and the politicking.

I adored every single plot beat. Some choices truly surprised me, in the best way.

The jokes, too, work even better. I laughed harder than I have in EONS. She is the funniest human.

Add to that (hyper specific trope edition):
- Retrievers who do not retrieve
- Crashing birthday parties
- Would shove in a lake—(murdery) and (affectionate)
- Petty thievery to be petty
- Botanicals not suitable for fleeing danger
- Oh how dare you, no, I think I hate you again
- I can fix him (no really I can’t)
- A laundromat’s worth of quashing
- Annual yearnings are way up
- She’s bisexual, he’s try-sexual
- Jewelry for her but actually for him
- Obsessed with her curls
- Inappropriate use of [redacted]
- Only one bed (in only one suite) ((in only one penthouse))
- My wife (disbelieving)
- Dinner at the opera

& you have, quite literally, the PERFECT book.

However many copies you have preordered of this one—double it.

The real Exquisite Torment is that perfectly satiated emptiness that comes, at the end, realizing you’ll never follow Osric & Aurienne for the first time again.

The easiest ♾️⭐️ ever. Thank you Ace for publishing this, and for the early copy.

[ClaudiaTalksFilm · Rating 5 out of 5]

as if this would be anything but 5 stars if I could give it more I would it’s everything I wanted and more adore it so incredibly much osric marry me

[sonia]

THE COVER THE COVER THE COVER THE COVER

[julkahap · Rating 4 out of 5]

i love those wonderful idiots 😌💖
(ale chyba pierwszy tom podobał mi się trochę bardziej)

[fromthestudyof · Rating 5 out of 5]

loved this even more than I thought I would

magic meets whimsy meets enemies to lovers meets man down bad meets fucking CUTE okay

I haven’t been in the reading mood for most of March & this duology single handedly revived me. It’s fast paced, fun, packed with banter and *most importantly* super lighthearted!!

I’ve been burnt out on romantasy for awhile bc everything just feels so dramatic (how many times can I read about the world ending or an evil monarch needing to be over thrown before I slip into melancholy?? the answer - not many!!)

rapid fire thoughts:
- so unique compared to other romantasy stories
- lighthearted & so easy to read
- similar whimsy style as the Antiquarians Object of Desire aka another 5 star read
- a dramatic man (affectionate)
- normally I don’t like when MMCs are super talkative but Osric is charm incarnate!!!!
- I could see this story playing in my head like a movie which is so rare for me

for the readers wanting more whimsy in their life!

[Dab]

I got the ARC! Little, Brown Book Group UK has granted my wish, thank you, thank you, thank you! 🥹💗🎉💃

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THE COVER! Can we just stop whatever we’re doing for a moment and look at their hands? 😍 Can’t wait!!!

[Mariana · Rating 5 out of 5]

ARC Proporcionado por BookUp
¿Qué obra maestra fue este libro? Maravilloso. De mis mejores lecturas del año (creo que va en top 1). Si no les gustó la primera parte, it’s ok, yo tampoco fui muy fan… pero este libro te da todo lo que te imaginas y más. Cuando hablo de enemies to lovers, This Is What I’m Talking about.

Lo acabo de terminar y tengo ganas de volverlo a leer…

[Azanta (azantareads) · Rating 5 out of 5]

incredible, delightful, superb, stupendous, amazing, charming, emotional, wonderful, and just quite lovely. need 8 more Brigitte books in my life stat

[bodeasbooks · Rating 5 out of 5]

4.5/5

Świetne zakończenie dylogii! Ciągle coś się działo, a humor jak zwykle dowoził 🤌🏻

Ucinam 0,5 gwiazdki, bo nie umiałam się AŻ tak zaangażować jak przy pierwszym tomie.

Niedługo wrzucę pełną recenzję 🙌🏻

[Jenn · Rating 3 out of 5]

Overall I really enjoyed this book (3.5 stars). Thank you to Net Galley for providing me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Knightley does an amazing job with character chemistry and banter. The humour is one of my favourite aspects of this book. I often found myself laughing out loud. If you’re looking for fun, banter, and vibes this is for you.

This book, however, is a bit weak in worldbuilding and plot. The overall plot and conflict in the background of this story, simmering beneath the romance of Osric and Aurienne, I felt was weak and ultimately not the best match in tone to the rest of this book. Personally I would’ve preferred of the author leaned fully into the romcom, fun, frothy aspect of the story and swapped out the underlying worldly conflict with something else. The Dreor order and their plans did not feel fully fleshed out or as interesting. At times it felt shoehorned in to have some stakes for the Orders but ultimately it wasn’t necessary.

While there were a couple really strong scenes in this book, overall I thought that more attention could’ve been spent to creating more impactful scenes. This book would’ve benefited from some heavy editing—cutting the book into one solid story would’ve made it stronger for me. I don’t think this story was a duology nor did the book needed three epilogues. It was a fun ride but it felt a bit half baked and like an early draft where the writer is telling themselves the story before the editing portion is underway to tighten it into a novel.

But overall, I really did like this book. If you liked the first one you will like this book. If you’re hoping it’s going to be more like the ff, you might be disappointed. I think I would read this again, one after the other.

[lola ୨ৎ]

— release day : OHMYGOD WHEN CAN I READ THIS 🫡🫡🫡 PLEASE ???


੭﹕ pre-release: pleaseeeeee just make out and make loveeeee ( okay im sorry but it had to be said haha ) already 🥹 also this should have the "who did this to you" trope 😫 ? like imagine that omgg 🙇‍♀️🙇‍♀️🙇‍♀️

[Lindsay (pawsomereads) · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Exquisite Torment of Loving Your Enemy was an absolute delight from start to finish. The story blended sharp wit, swoony romance and high stakes fantasy in a way that kept me completely hooked. Osric and Aurienne’s forbidden connection felt electric and their slow burn romance unfolded with just the right mix of tension, humor, and heart.
I loved watching the lines between enemy and ally blur as they were drawn closer together. Their banter was spot on and their emotional growth made the romance even more satisfying. The larger storyline with the mystery behind the spreading plague kept the plot moving and gave the book a good balance of romance and adventure. The writing style was a little hard to get into at times, so I didn't always think this was going to be a 5 star read, but the connection between the characters and that edge-of-my-seat feeling towards the end really convinced me of the full 5 stars rating.
This was a captivating and wonderfully romantic conclusion. I really hope this author writes more in the future, I'm excited to see what direction she goes in next!
Thank you to NetGalley, the author and the publisher for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review!

[Haley Hylton · Rating 4 out of 5]

A MAN DOWN BAD EATS EVERY TIME

[Yennefer]

Just finished the first one, and yeah, bring it on! Need this ASAP so I can pick up after that ending.

[Stephanie · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Exquisite Torment of Loving Your Enemy, you magnificent beauty, just look at you! Look at youuu! A work that brings fun and heart, laughs and cries, delicious banter...and an even more delicious romance. I enjoyed the first book, but this sequel blew me away. It clicked perfectly and I retrospectively appreciated so much more the journey of the first book. This book amplified what came before and elevated what developed within this story. This duology is going down as one of the all-time greats and I'm so lucky to be a reader of this refreshingly unique experience. It's an experience that genuinely stands on its own.4.5

We’re back at it with Aurienne and Osric and they’re back at it with each other. Aurienne continues her healing sessions on Osric. But nothing is as it began, feelings are fully in the midst of burgeoning, even as denial strives to snuff them out. But with their sessions coming to a close, Osric and Aurienne will have to decide how willing they are to cross a line they once believed uncrossable. As I spend my time on the side of the pages screaming for them to kiss kiss kisssss ahhhhh! This book had me pumped up, what can I say!?!

Well I can say it’s all due to being led by two magnetic leads. Whoever had the POV had my undying devotion and captivated attention. I especially love that while on paper these two are total opposites, in reality they’re both fabulously insane. Whether they're tricking one another, protecting one another, or mutually swooning over a map-tatted man, they're so ridiculously insane in all the best ways.

The first book begins our journey of a slow burn romance, and as I mentioned in my review then, it leaves us in the promise of its incoming pay off. And I believed it so wholeheartedly, and yes, oh yes is there a gorgeous payoff to be found!!! But first! But first, oh how we yearn! This duology takes its time getting to a full blown romance. It takes its time and I’m so glad for it, because once things fully shift it feels so fully earned. But back to the yearning, I loved how in denial these love birds are. They bravely put up an outwards disposition of being unaffected by the other but god they fool no one but themselves. They’re so affected! So fully affected! We get such fun bantering between the two as this mutually internal struggle comes to an all-time high. And it’s balanced masterfully by the vulnerability exposed by these burgeoning feelings. Specifically we get a deep dive into the heartbreak Aurienne suffered, resulting in her staunchly barring her heart at another chance at love. Getting to know that closed off part of Aurienne brought better understanding of her and her resulting choices. Love can be fun, whimsical, swoony, but it’s a risk. And it’s not just about a love across Orders never meant to cross, but it’s about the risks of that very feeling. Of being rejected, abandoned, and unloved. And the narrative is so tender in how it presents this fear. It’s not something brushed aside but a serious hurdle specifically in Aurienne’s way. And I felt so proud of how she ultimately chooses to confront it. She remains brave as ever, a light that shines bright. And a light that so wholly illuminates the once shadowy heart of Osric. Speaking of whom! Osric really shows up with his heart on his sleeve. Okay, maybe he does try to shove it in his back pocket at first, but eventually (and inevitably) this is a man obsessed in the best way and he leaves his cards on the table. And I loved that for him, for Aurienne, and for meee who swooned a million times over!

So much of what makes Osric and Aurienne epic leads is how epic their bantering and chemistry is. The dialogue and storytelling is top notch. Like so beyond top notch. The way this work is written makes it stand on its own, it’s so brilliantly eccentric. It successfully had me laughing and crying, sometimes at the same time! I remain so properly impressed by the manner in which this story is delivered to us. The world-building is what caught me stumbling in the first book, and while I can't say I found the ideal pace in following it, I found much better footing. So much better!

This book made me happy, so blissfully happy. And I vibed so hard, but in a way that carries weight, because this may be a zany journey, but it’s one with risks so worth the taking.

Thank you Ace Pub and NetGalley for this complimentary eARC, I leave this honest review voluntarily.

[Maddi Harwood · Rating 5 out of 5]

(ARC) 5⭐️ Knightley’s writing style is my perfect cup of tea. A fantastic blend of cozy and epic. It balances sweet, funny moments with genuinely high-stakes situations so well.

I’ll be thinking about this duology for a long time, and I have no doubt it’s earned a spot on my reread list. If you loved book one, you won’t be disappointed…you’ll devour this just as quickly. And if you haven’t started the series yet, go fix that immediately.

[MyNeverEndingTBRList · Rating 5 out of 5]

Thank you to NetGalley and Little, Brown Book Group UK for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

The Exquisite Torment of Loving Your Enemy is the second book in the Dearly Beloved duology, and I absolutely consumed this book.

I really can't get enough of two hilarious idiots falling in love, and this delivered exactly that. The slow burn was perfection, and every bit of the yearning had me hooked. Two words: Opera scene.

I laughed out loud numerous times and really enjoyed getting a deeper dive into the magic systems and the different Orders. It added so much to the world and made me even more invested in the story.

The combination of yearning, a morally grey MMC, and Brigitte's humour made this such a fun and ridiculously hot read. There was also a side character who completely surprised me. I didn't expect to become so attached to them, but by the end of the book I loved them and wanted to know more!

Overall, this was funny, romantic, and packed with tension in all the best ways. Well done, Brigitte! I can't wait to see what you write next.

4.5 stars

[James · Rating 4 out of 5]

Marveling at healing an incurable disease and slowly starting to understand that their differences are not so irreconcilable, Aurienne and Osric are coming to terms with the fact that their relationship isn't strictly transactional. And yet, as the conspiracy of the Pox is revealed and war looms on the horizon they are put to the test and forced to choose between their beliefs and whatever is blooming between them in spite of everything.

Delicious. A great end to this duology! I really liked how the romance turned out but I have to also give kudos towards the fantasy plot because the author had a lot of ground to cover and managed to wrap things up pretty neatly while still leaving the story open for potential future books in this world. I don't want to harp too much on the "published fanfic" thing but this book has a lot of qualities that I love which are really fanfic conventions and I think there should be more of in published works: top-tier banter, casts of charming and complex side characters, smut scenes that are consequential and don't feel rushed, and romance that feels like it changes and evolves alongside the characters. Osric and Aurienne aren't just enemies who fall in love. They're people with evolving viewpoints and complicated circumstances, and their romance arc reflects those factors rather than the characters just being shoved into a standard romance arc until they fit the mold.

I'm satisfied with where the story ends, but I am also interested in the questions left open and would be happy to see more books set in this world with these characters!

Thank you to Brigitte Knightley and Ace for this ARC in exchange for my full, honest review!

Happy reading!

[Beth · Rating 5 out of 5]

I wish I could rate this book higher than 5 stars.
Every single word, every single sentence, every single paragraph is so meticulous and marvelous.
I cackled with delight, I suffered the deepest of tummy aches as I angsted, I yearned, I sobbed, and then I cried uncontrollably for reasons that I won’t spoil.
This is a spectacular conclusion to this duology. Aurienne and Osric are two of the finest characters I’ve read in modern literature. I adore them.
Brigitte’s ability to weave complex emotions and complex magic together, to have such comedic brilliance, and to truly drag you through the complete gamut of human emotion - should be studied. Her attention and care to her craft is god-tier.

Thank you Hachette Australia and NetGalley for the eArc. You have simultaneously made my life, and broken my heart over a two day period. I cannot wait to hold this book in my hands and cherish it until the day I die. (Is she being dramatic? Nope)