Lord of Silver Ashes

I did prefer the first book, slightly more. But only slightly. I'm a sucker for the trope of “lying to protect the other” and this book was full of this and I loved it. Cylvan and Saffron remain to be a top tier pairing and I love how this book cemented that they are soulmates. And I love how Saffron is bumbling his way into his own power. Cylvan is a top tier character for me, I want to dissect him and pull him apart because I love him. I love how all of the characters are well fleshed out and how the world is being built on and expanded. Adding the third instalment to my tbr list, hoping to read it either next week or the week after. Like I said in my first review, this is likely going to become a personal favourite series of mine.

I still have the same complaints as I did for book one but this one was so much fun some of the stuff regarding the writing etc can be ignored

Like most sequels, I found this wasn't quite as good as the first book. However, still immensely enjoyable and I devoured the over 500 (!!!) page book in just a few days. It was well paced and easy to read so it didn't feel like it was quite so long.
There were a few instances that felt like the scene or time had shifted out of nowhere or scenes that could have been parsed down or removed entirely, but that's just down to editing.
The ending was left wide open so obviously there's going to be a sequel but it did feel a bit unsatisfying, especially that, after EVERYTHING, Taran still got away. I assume the 3rd book will be more about their family and the consequences of all the actions in the first two books.

If you have any interest in fae lore or this kind of fantasy setting, this series is highly recommended. Graves is a very welcome addition to the genre.