4.5/5 stars
Had I known this book was:
1) a high fantasy *romance *;
2) a new adult book; and
3) self published
I probably wouldn't have picked it up...Now, having read and finished this book...I realize that I would have been deserving of a swift kick to the noggin had I passed up this gem for those reasons!

Because somehow, even with the encumbrance of such an unfortunate and isolating occupation, she walked through darkness with elegance, navigating the corridors of life and death with a confidence he'd always secretly longed for.