The people of the Ledge eke out a miserable existence in a barren, icy land, their population ritually reduced through sacrifices to the winged Glacians. Grim, ax-wielding Dawsyn (I could not read her name without rolling my eyes, sorry), last of her household, is finally snatched up and learns the tragic background of of her existence. With the help of an enigmatic handsome (of course) half-Glacian named Ryon (eyeroll again), she escapes only to discover that the truth is even more grim than she had imagined. The book started out sharp and simple but then both plot and writing got muddled as Dawsyn kept uncovering more and more layers to her country’s past. It seemed like things were being pulled together at the end, but then a completely unnecessary cliffhanger plot twist threw everything into a jumble again. Unlikely to pick up the next book in the series.