This second installment deepens the world and raises the stakes without losing the heart of what made the first book great. Relationships evolve, loyalties are tested, and the magic system expands in fascinating ways. It avoids middle-book fatigue by pushing the story forward meaningfully. A strong, satisfying continuation that leaves you eager for the final chapter.

Love Mattthew Ward's storytelling and love this story: excellent worldbuilding and plot development, great characters
Highly recommended.
Many thanks to the publisher for this ARC, all opinions are mine

This is a solid finish to the series which I really enjoyed. It brought all the final missing pieces together and really ended the series well.

My only issue and this has been true of all the books is the just as you start to connect to a character you end up not finding out about them for about 4 chapters which I get is a good way of keeping suspense but equally the author tends to introduce new characters in each book and the first half focuses on those before we get to the main characters of the other books.

Saying that I really enjoyed it and would recommend.

The fight to kill a God was never going to be easy. The battle is drawing to a close. There is hope though, that an arrogant God full of self-centred avarice won’t see what’s coming for him this side of the veil. And the Dead winds will continue to rage and take their due. Thank you to Little Brown Book Group Uk and NetGalley for the ARC. The views expressed are all mine freely given.