Emmi (bookish_redpanda)'s Reviews > Kneel

Actual rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐.75
Spice level: 🌶️🌶️.5 (it's only just starting, mind)

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Another phenomenal book from Wildhart! Holy smokes, this was a wild ride. As with any new series, book one starts off with a lot more exposition, a lot more character set up and world set up, and let me tell you - I'm here for it! I already love the mystery and intrigue of Arbour, and I cannot wait for more of the secrets to come out.

Talia has to be one of my favourite Wildhart FMCs at this point. She's broken, but healing. Tough and knows what she wants. And the push and pull between her and Nico? *chefs kiss*

This definitely has a large cast of characters, sometimes making it tricky to keep everyone in line. I'm intrigued as to how they're all going to fit into the wider narrative as the series goes on. I feel a few of them weren't too fleshed out, but again, this is book one of a series, so there is plenty of time still.

The mystery of Arbour (and how Talia fits into it all, especially with the Elite's) is what kept me reading, and I absolutely cannot wait for the next book, because that cliffhanger? Evil, I tell you.