Panveer’s Reviews > Anathema > Status Update

This is a gothic fantasy done well! The themes of forbidden love, social exclusion, vengeance, confronting trauma, and identity & origin captivated me!!
Also, I love how the primary focus is the storyline & the romance doesn’t fully develop until 90% of the book (this is the slow burn/yearning that I needed)
Omg that cliffhanger tho.. and I wanna say that the rage I feel for what Zevander went through is crazy..

My heart breaks for Zevander & all the trauma he went through as a kid💔.. The scene with Maevyth controlling the sablefyre had me shookkk
The sexual tension between Zevander & Maevyth is crazy😩 & when it was revealed to Zevander that Maevyth is his mate & that’s why he couldn’t kill her at the beginning of the book🫢 makes so much sense why the black flames refused refused to take her life!

Zevander & Maevyth finally kissed 🥹 but they’re back to their minimal interactions as Zevander said “this can never happen again” 🙁

Also I’m not a fan of Rykaia … first she tells Maevyth to use Zevander’s bathroom to bathe without telling him & he almost walks in on Maevyth naked … and then she gives Maevyth alcohol without telling her what it is …

So Maevyth’s newest glyph is that she can channel and control others’ powers 🤯

Also my theory is that Raivox saved Aleysia from Cadavoros/Moros and somehow the Crone Witch found them & is keeping them safe? I just really hope Aleysia is alive🤞🏽