This story grips you hard and never lets go. It hit the ground running and kept its steady pace with suspense, grit and ever so subtle love subplot that was barely there but at moments felt so potent. There was no steam between the MCs Doran and Nate but plenty of longing, restraint and intensity. But the plot twists in the end, oh wow, just blew my mind and made me look at Nate with my eyes wide open as well as many others. I didn't see it coming. The story is told from single POV, Doran's, so all the emotions we experience are through him and his experience which are harsh and desperate but show how much he has endured.
The author created this new world that I could get lost in. I devoured the struggles of Black Lung Gang, the despair and effort it took to stand up for their beliefs and continue going when it was an impossibility. That said I felt a tad confused with the some of past events mentioned that never got explained. I hope that they become clear to me in the next book. Yes, I am so looking forward to the next book.
I found the descriptions of Iole City and its districts very detailed and so vivid that I could see the soot and darkness, could feel the pressure on the people who lived there. The author did a smashing job on it. The characters were diverse, complex and a bit rough around the edges. Their relationships were so well sewn into the fabric of the story, everything flowed just seamlessly. I could not put it down.
To put it in a nutshell, this was a story with suspenseful and well thought out plot, many unexpected twists, diverse and intricately constructed characters, no steam but such a gentle romantic undertone that made me root for both men and get them their happy ever after and the villain so nasty that I loved hating them! Awesome!
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Amazing writing, fantastic world building.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 28, 2023