3.14 AVERAGE

mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
adventurous lighthearted fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

klhinderliter's review

4.5
adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

The pacing was much better in this book and I actually enjoyed this book.

The different POVs were still irritating.

Cals whole story could of been emitted and it would have given me the same overall story arc of what happened however.

The ending felt rushed and super unrealistic because King Hansen seemed to want Cal gone gone through out the book but then does a 180 and decides to allow his Queen to have a lover and that his MALE heir is from Cal!?! Whhhhat!??!

Would have rated it higher otherwise.

librarygirl13's review

3.0
adventurous dark emotional mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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indigoiversen's review

3.0
adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

I did not enjoy this sequel as much as the first book. I feel there were too many politics and economic aspects than magical, fantastical and romantic. And they didn’t get much of a happy ending! Like, wtf!? It’s such a sad and dull conclusion to the epic story that we started with.

Favourite quote: “I learned a long time ago that tears don’t save lives. All they do is blur your vision.”

roseofphantom's review

4.0
adventurous dark emotional mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I really liked it and thought it was better than the first but that ending kept it from being five stars :( 
adventurous medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

ibbbbs's review

3.5
adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

matthewinui1's review

2.0

I thought the first book in the series was okay, but the plot fell apart in this book. The entire thing felt like a series of suspiciously convenient plot points that were then dropped and never referenced again. The whole book felt rushed, only to climax at an extremely anticlimactic point, and I just felt confused the entire time.