Brimstone Review. FINALLY! ⭐⭐⭐⭐☆ This book crawled for me at first, but switching to the audiobook at 45% was life-changing. Those narrators? Heroes. They single-handedly dragged the pacing from “meh” to “oh absolutely yes.”
Is there a ton of world-building? Yep. Is the word “mates” used a lot? Also yes. But SJM does it too and I eat those books like snacks, so here we are. Stop now because some small spoilers are coming. 
And then suddenly the slow burn becomes no burn at all because everything starts happening at once.
That line—“I will still be the most frightening thing prowling around in the dark”—sent me feral.
The Onyx scene?? CRUEL. UNNECESSARY. I LOVED IT.
Carrion Swift remains my Roman Empire. Kingfisher is great, but Carrion’s sarcasm and menace own me. I expected answers with a side of mystery; instead I got mystery with a side of more mystery, plus dessert mystery. Still hooked.