The Serpent and the Wings of Night

This was so brutal and bloody and I absolutely loved it!

I liked that this wasn't a simple good vs evil situation, all the sides weren't great so any outcome was going to be bad for people involved. The stakes felt high and the outlook bleak, but it was so compulsively readable.

I also loved that Oraya wasn't the untouchable, perfect warrior so many are in these types of books. Yes she's an amazing fighter but also grabs the wrong end of her blade sometimes