GOD I loved this duology so much. I found myself slowing down simply because I wanted it to last longer. I loved to hate King Rowan and Hauth. Absolutely loved Ravyn, Elspeth, Taxus, ELM, Ione. Just…fantastic. Such a turn from the fantasy books I’ve been reading lately. I loved every second. 

”Neither Rowan nor Yew, but somewhere between. A pale tree in winter, neither red, gold, nor green. Black hides the bloodstain, but washes the realm. First of his name—King of the Elms.”