I really live so many of the author's series, and enjoyed the previous Cardinal Winds books, but this is my least fa ourit eby a decent margin and I've been trying to think of exactly why that it.
Firstly, this is a good book, as Kathryn is an excellent writer. But I didn't find my usual enjoyment level in it.
Dawn was a great, if slightly over the top character. All of Kathryn's heroines share a basic set of personality traits, but I loved Dawn's ballsy attitude.
I think the main issues are twofold. Firstly, Morten's whole justification for what he was doing to Dawn's people and his dominion over the world, was just a little ridiculous, which was further exemplified by the actions in the Epilogue, which I can't go into, as it would be major spoilers.
Morten himself was difficult character to characterise, as his whole point was this he was some massive, unfeeling dead guy. But I fouod his and Dawn's romance to come out of nowhere and basically just be based on the physical, which is fine, but I didn't really believe their feelings for one another.
Regardless, I would still recommend this book as a decent conclusion to the series, it just wasn't my favourite.