His Sacred Incantations

I'm officially obsessed with this duology. This book took everything I loved from the first book and added even MORE of it. More of their adorable romance, more cool fight scenes, more magical innovation, more soul-searching, more plot, more representation, just MORE. i enjoyed every single second of this book. Glory and Lucían are so near and dear to my heart I was crying happy tears at the end of this. One of the best epilogues EVER.

Lucían's journey getting even more meaning and depth in this book as he not only continues to unlearn the toxic teachings the Abbot forced on him but ALSO wanting to spread the same knowledge to everyone at the monastery so they wouldn't have to be in the dark any longer. The way he freely and EAGERLY shares his knowledge and skill not for reputation or coin but just because he wants to help people however and whenever he can.

And the Nuns?? Just them being involved in general but also the way they're casually just inventing new kinds of magic?? I feel like that's something you don't really see much of in fantasy novels and it gave the story such a fresh twist that I just loved so much.

I feel like all I can do is gush in this review but I genuinely loved this series SO much. PLEASE read it.