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I enjoyed the book, but I have to admit that there are parts where the storyline drags on a bit. Towards the end of part 2, it gets really exciting for about 150 pages, but then it quickly fizzles out again... You really come to love the characters, and I'm so glad there's a kind of happy ending, since at times it felt like nothing good could happen to the characters because something always seemed to get in the way.

I really like how the book is divided into three parts. There's a part set in the present where poor Helena has lost her memory, then one set in the past (when her memories come back), and then one again in the present where she remembers everything. Sometimes, you find yourself thinking, "I wish she had known that before."

I really enjoyed the book, but I have to admit that I'm not quite sure what all the fuss is about lately. It's an enemies-to-lovers story, but it doesn't really delve into character development or anything else particularly impressive. It's about a man who's really possessive about the girl but doesn't always understand his own feelings. And then there's this woman who thinks she can change him.

However, I really liked the fact that other immortals appeared alongside Mirar and Emerahl, and I have to say that I can relate most to their perspective on the situation and I loved how supportive they are for one another!

which made it all the more difficult for me to understand the actions of some of the characters, because with a little thought, you could have seen through this game. So the book really holds up a mirror to what people are capable of when they feel obliged to do so by a religion or higher power.

Otherwise, I have to say that the books didn't contain any unseen plot twists. I had already anticipated that Mirar would return, and that something was amiss with the gods. By the middle of Part 2 at the latest, it was clear to me that these must be the same gods on both sides who can just take on two different personalities and who are actually just playing people off against each other for fun...

I was a little sad that after Part 1 there was no further information about Tryss and the development of his little family... but I really liked that the Siyee continued to play a major role! I also liked that we got to know the Elai people better and that they allied themselves with the Pentadrians.

I read parts 2 and 3 back-to-back within a week, so I don't have a separate opinion on each book. I still liked the worldbuilding and I thought it was very nice that the Pentadrians' perspective was also illuminated through their own POVs, which made the reader less biased, as there are characters on both sides that you just have to love. I particularly liked Imenja, the second voice.

I really like Emerahl's storyline, it's my favourite so far. But I also think the Syiee are very likeable, and there is something very mystical about the Dreamweavers. The end of the battle very abrupt, which left me with a lot of questions. So I'm curious to see whether peace can be established, the white people will eventually begin to doubt their gods, and whether there is a possibility that Mirar will return.