I inhaled this book! Cat was an absolute delight, and her friction with Beta Team was absolutely hilarious and completely engaging. The tension between her and Griffin (Beta Sinta) was palpable from the second they meet. The romance was very slow burn, with plenty of banter leading up to their eventual coming together. Even better than the romance though, was the actual plot and worldbuilding in this book! There are so many fantasy-romance novels out there where the plot and world takes a backseat to the romance; my biggest pet peeve is when the hero and heroine are indulging in a moment of romance that makes absolutely no sense given what's going on around them. Griffin and Cat keep their eyes on the ball, and the author does a great job of weaving the romance with the plot. I loved this world that Amanda Bouchet built; the mix of tribes with Greek gods, magic, and creatures was chef's kiss perfection. In particular, I loved her description of what dragons look like in this world. I won't spoil it, but it was completely unique!

My only gripe with this story was Griffin's alpha-male-ness. Which, a certain amount of, you expect in a romance novel. But I was definitely feeling uneasy with how much emotional manipulation Griffin was exerting over Cat throughout the story. The story is written in a way where you know that Cat wants to make the decision, but is being held back by very real fears, and Griffin just coaxes her past her fear. But they way he was doing that was very clearly problematic behavior. I truly think it's possible for us to have alpha male heroes that still respect the heroine's right to make her own decisions.