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4.25 AVERAGE
4.25 AVERAGE
For more than a year Royce Melborn has tried to forget Gwen DeLancy, the woman who saved him and his partner Hadrian Blackwater from certain death. Unable to get her out of his mind, the two thieves return to Medford but receive a very different reception --- Gwen refuses to see them.
I really enjoyed this second book in the Riyria Chronicles. It's always good to be back with Royce and Hadrian, but I also really loved the other characters in the book as well. It was nice seeing Hilfred, Arista, Alric, and the Pickerings as young teens. The frog hunting scene was one of my favorite parts of the whole book.
On another note, I was completely surprised at how dark Royce was in this book, and how far he went to exact revenge on someone. I mean, I knew he was an assassin who had killed people, but this was worse than I thought. I'm still a bit stunned.
I'm looking forward to continuing on with this series. I really can never get enough of these characters.
Review also posted at Writings of a Reader
I really enjoyed this second book in the Riyria Chronicles. It's always good to be back with Royce and Hadrian, but I also really loved the other characters in the book as well. It was nice seeing Hilfred, Arista, Alric, and the Pickerings as young teens. The frog hunting scene was one of my favorite parts of the whole book.
On another note, I was completely surprised at how dark Royce was in this book, and how far he went to exact revenge on someone. I mean, I knew he was an assassin who had killed people, but this was worse than I thought. I'm still a bit stunned.
I'm looking forward to continuing on with this series. I really can never get enough of these characters.
Review also posted at Writings of a Reader
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
emotional
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This was a really fun installment in the Riyria crew's world! It's just fun and entertaining to see how Royce & Hadrian got together and started their business together and the shenanigans they got up to.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
For a Riyria Chronicle, there was annoyingly little Riyria in the first half. Where the last part had Gwen as an additional PoV, this one had Hilfred, Arista's future personal bodyguard. I didn't like his PoV (crushing on a 12-year-old child) and don't think it as valuable as Gwen's, but fine. The later part was worth it, as was finding out how the partnership of Riyria and Viscount Albert Winslow began.
adventurous
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
It's a very sad story that mostly doesn't deliver anything new as you'll know exactly what has to happen if you've read even just the first book of the Riyria Revelations (which the author recommends you read first).