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One of the strengths of this series has always been its ability to balance romance with political intrigue, and The Night Prince expands both elements considerably. The mythology surrounding the God of Night, the Heart of the Moon, and Aurora's own heritage becomes far richer here, giving the story a larger scope than the more contained conflict of the first novel.

And yet here we are! Because somehow Tessa Bailey took a premise that should have had me rolling my eyes and transformed it into one of those books that I kept reading in one sitting.

At first glance, Aurora appears to be simply another fantasy heroine trapped by circumstance. She's a princess whose future has already been decided for her, promised in marriage to a man she neither loves nor trusts. Her life is governed by duty, expectation, and obedience. Every choice has already been made on her behalf.