This is what romantasy should be. A well thought out setting, a magic system with boundaries that make sense and still evolve, an intermingling with mythology and history, and a true enemies-to-lovers timeline. I need all the enemies-to-lovers authors to take note of how this relationship develops: slowly. Minimally noted moments of tenderness that do not eclipse the plot. I would barely consider this book in particular a romantasy because the romance is such a subplot, but we’ll see how it develops throughout the rest of the series. This book is a gem in the piles of stories that are too eager to get to the spice.