I think there is a lot of potential in this story. I wanted a little more with the world building as I think it was a creative and rich world of possibilities. The characters also had a lot of potential but I don’t think any of them truly reached that potential. I must admit I am typically not a fan of instant love with romance books, but in this case I think it worked even less than normal. Given the war between their houses I do not believe that in a couple of days Talon and Darling would have been even having swooning thoughts for each other. Don’t get me wrong, I think their romance has potential but I wanted a slow burn that felt more realistic. With all that said I will definitely be reading the second part to this duology. I do want to know what happens next and how this world will handle the changes that prophecy is bringing. I hope to learn more about boons and some of the house history in the next book.