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4.12 AVERAGE
4.12 AVERAGE
Rating this a 2.5, wasnt bad it was just REALLY boring.
- får både Briannas och Cartiers perspektiv, tyckte C’s perspektiv var ganska tråkigt iallafall i början
- spännande med mycket dramatik!!
- gulligt och bra slut
- cool worldbuildning
- något för långsam ibland tyvärr
- störde mig lite på när uppläsaren skulle göra en skotts dialekt för vissa karaktärer
- älskar att målet var att få den rättmätiga kvinnliga monarken på tronen!!
- spännande med mycket dramatik!!
- gulligt och bra slut
- cool worldbuildning
- något för långsam ibland tyvärr
- störde mig lite på när uppläsaren skulle göra en skotts dialekt för vissa karaktärer
- älskar att målet var att få den rättmätiga kvinnliga monarken på tronen!!
4.6 ⭐️
Cartier and Brienna are ❤️
I love the Scottish vibes of this story. After reading the first book, I wasn’t sure about it being a duo but the further I read the better it got.
I have finished all of Rebecca’s books now. I love her writing style and the feelings she invokes without smut on the page. I do love a good smut book but I also love something that invokes feelings. Rebecca has a way of invoking feelings (even for those of us who don’t cry during books) and puts you into the story.
Cartier and Brienna are ❤️
I love the Scottish vibes of this story. After reading the first book, I wasn’t sure about it being a duo but the further I read the better it got.
I have finished all of Rebecca’s books now. I love her writing style and the feelings she invokes without smut on the page. I do love a good smut book but I also love something that invokes feelings. Rebecca has a way of invoking feelings (even for those of us who don’t cry during books) and puts you into the story.
Sequel syndrome. I love cheesy stuff but the whole ending with aaall the characters appearing again and ohh I love you, ohhh marry me, oh we will make out in front of your whole fsmily now. Oof.
I liked the first book a lot, the passion system was nice and had me intrigued. The fact that Brienna was just not good at things. But the sequel? Suddenly she's a warrior and actress and strong and smart and evvrything good and everyone loves her for god knows what reason.
Cartier was a master of knowledge, a mysterious attractive man but now he just turned into an impulsive guy who can't hide his feelings. He's been hiding his feelings for 15 years or so, he has practice but suddenly he turned into a completely different and unlikeable character. Bad sequel. Standard medieval setting fantasy book, everything special about it.... gone.
I liked the first book a lot, the passion system was nice and had me intrigued. The fact that Brienna was just not good at things. But the sequel? Suddenly she's a warrior and actress and strong and smart and evvrything good and everyone loves her for god knows what reason.
Cartier was a master of knowledge, a mysterious attractive man but now he just turned into an impulsive guy who can't hide his feelings. He's been hiding his feelings for 15 years or so, he has practice but suddenly he turned into a completely different and unlikeable character. Bad sequel. Standard medieval setting fantasy book, everything special about it.... gone.
Brienna has finally mastered one of the passions, Knowledge, and has a new adoptive father, David MacQuinn. She’s just been through a revolution to put a queen back on the throne, and so now works alongside Queen Kavanagh as her closet confident. While she gains the trust of her new family she must balance serving her country. Together with Cartier, who is returning back to his homeland after years away and rebuilding from the bottom up, they work together to ensure no one stands in the way of the Queen’s coronation. This novel was a step above the first in pretty much everything. The reader really liked this one. There was something different about it that kept the reader invested. Maybe it was the dual point of view from both Brienna and Cartier that made the story feel more fleshed out, but it worked very well. The first one felt like a mash of all types of fantasy novels we’ve seen in the last ten years, but this one felt like it left the heavier tropes at the door and just told a story. The plot was good because there were many twists and turns, betrayals with deceitful characters who the reader couldn’t trust, it was all a lot of fun to read. This actually didn’t go the way the reader had assumed it would. The way the first one ended made it seem like our main character was going to be queen, not that she’s to go on her own quest to help reign the rightful queen, so that was really intriguing. The pacing was good, it could get a bit slow at times, which could make the story drag a bit in parts, but overall it was a very compelling story. The characters were well developed and boy did we learn a lot about our main characters, especially Cartier. The fact that we were given his point of view this novel really gave us more to work with in terms of character development and world building because his family is a big part of the story and the fallout of power. This really opened the world building and let us understand everything a little bit more. Also Cartier’s relationship with this young boy was really sweet, it humanized him in a way that was missing in the first novel. Brienna also grew stronger in this as she learned of found and lost family. The new characters added really brought out the best and worst in our already established characters. In the end, this was an entertaining and exciting end to the duology.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Rebecca Ross knows how to write a sequel!! I loved that this focused on the aftermath of the revolution, how they have to navigate the trial and deal with the aftermath of all the horrible things that happened during the Lannons reign. I also really loved the addition of Cartiers POV. It added a lot to the story.
This book although not graphic or explicit delved into some very dark/hard scenes and themes. Much darker than I was expecting. It was truly quite heartbreaking, but they were also handled with a lot of care.
I still have an issue with Briennas age, she doesn't read as 17/18. In my mind she is more early 20s. I feel like she's been aged down to fit into the YA category.
The romance definitely takes a back seat, with it just being a sprinkling, but it was very heartwarming and made so much more sense in this book than the first (if you can forget that Brienna was only 11 when they met - another reason I've aged her up in my mind).
The found family & sisterly relationships/friendships were also a big highlight. They were beautiful to watch grow and blossom.
This book although not graphic or explicit delved into some very dark/hard scenes and themes. Much darker than I was expecting. It was truly quite heartbreaking, but they were also handled with a lot of care.
I still have an issue with Briennas age, she doesn't read as 17/18. In my mind she is more early 20s. I feel like she's been aged down to fit into the YA category.
The romance definitely takes a back seat, with it just being a sprinkling, but it was very heartwarming and made so much more sense in this book than the first (if you can forget that Brienna was only 11 when they met - another reason I've aged her up in my mind).
The found family & sisterly relationships/friendships were also a big highlight. They were beautiful to watch grow and blossom.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
“ You are a daughter of Maevana. You are made of ancient songs and stars and steel.”
“If you were a storm, I would lie down and rest in your rain. If you were a river, I would drink from your currents. If you were a poem, I would never cease to read you. I adore the girl you once were, and I love the woman you have become.”
I'm so glad I read this book and finished this duology. I love this writing so much. It's beautiful. I also love these characters so much. Brienna and Cartier were perfect. This series is not as good as her Letters of Enchantment duology, but I still adore it all the same.
“If you were a storm, I would lie down and rest in your rain. If you were a river, I would drink from your currents. If you were a poem, I would never cease to read you. I adore the girl you once were, and I love the woman you have become.”
I'm so glad I read this book and finished this duology. I love this writing so much. It's beautiful. I also love these characters so much. Brienna and Cartier were perfect. This series is not as good as her Letters of Enchantment duology, but I still adore it all the same.