Isle of Wrath by Claire Contreras is a promising start to a new romantasy series that had me intrigued by the city of Lunaris and the greater world beyond it, very early on.
One unexpectedly pleasant surprise I found with this book was the horror-esque vibes that it contained. Events that take place very early in the book are painted quite horrifically, and it really leant a dark vibe to the book that I had not expected going into the book, which really worked for it and drew me in to the setting.
This book is certainly not for the faint of heart because it has many dark themes and the characters do not have an easy path to follow which makes for much tension and anxiety inducing moments.
The world that is built up throughout this first book in the Verran Isles series was truly captivating and I loved every moment of getting to know this world.
The book picks up shortly after the end of the previous book in the series and the action starts up almost immediately as Nova is faced with a multitude of tasks with her new position as ruler of the underworld.