Court of Claws

This was definitely longer than Queen of Roses – both in its pacing and the pages (nearly 300 pages longer haha) so this took a bit longer to read than the first book. But once I properly got into the book I really liked it and can't wait to carry on with the other books. I like that it picks up immediately after the end of the first book. It allows us to easily remember what all happening in the previous book while introducing new plot points to the reader early on. I much prefer it when a sequel is set almost immediately after the previous book.

The character progression was great to see! As I've said multiple times (and will continue to) I love banter so so much and it only improves in here. Their relationship changes a lot and I liked it. They're pushed to spend even more time together and I liked how that developed their personalities and relationship.

Morgan and Draven are both strong characters and I really love that he doesn't push her down or act like he's stronger than her. He loves that she's strong. I really like it when the male main character, typically seen as “macho” and “the most powerful”, is fine and likes it when the female main character is stronger than the male.

We're treated to a lot of Morgan's background – finding out where Morgan's from, what her power looks like. I do prefer characters who have to fully learn their magic, and don't have those “instinctual magic” scenes. But I don't mind it if the character, like in here, doesn't really know they have magic – then I'm more okay with instinctual magic. We did get quite a good amount of that in here, so I'm happy but I can't wait until she really digs deep into her power.

Her powers fit in a lot with the plot and I was happy to see that one didn't overshadow the other one. That could always easily happen. I like it when the character really digs deep into their magic (especially when it's tied to their emotions, like Morgan's is).

The plot was a bit confusing here and there, I'll admit, but I'm happy to see where the next book will take us! I'm 'bout halfway through the third book and it's good! I think this will be a completed quartet this year I definitely recommend this series.