Celandine is a princess whose kingdom was stolen from her by the man who betrayed her whom she seeks vengeance on in this novella. She needs the help of a Hesperine who has been cursed to sleep for a hundred years and so she forms a plan to infiltrate his guarded home to wake him so they can work together to take down a mutual enemy. However, they both come from family lines they are also enemies, throwing in some enemies-to-lovers tension that kept me hooked.
To be clear, this was a highly anticipated read for me, and while I was expecting to like it, I was not expecting to have overwhelmingly strong feelings on it.
The world building, was just incredible. Learning more about the Gods and the Fount kept me enthralled with the world throughout.
Silvercloak provides such a fascinating world, and I could not get enough of the magic system. There are different categories of magic which can be used and potentially specialized in if the individual is adept enough to pursue it and get certification, the most fascinating of course being the Timekeepers who were eradicated due to their magic being considered to dangerous to continue.
The characters are so captivating literally within mere chapters. I was honestly shocked by how drawn to them I was, and the need to know more about them I felt.