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A review by literary_steph
Red Tigress by Amélie Wen Zhao
4.0
"It seemed too good to be true, and now she realized that it had been. Their paths had always led to different destinations."
I absolutely loved this sequel. It felt so good to reunite with the princess and conman again.
Red Tigress takes place weeks after the events in Blood Heir. Morganya has claimed the throne. Under her regime she hunts down non-affinites accused of Affinite trafficking, when really this is a guise for something much darker. Ana and Ramson make way to Goldwater Port where Ana hopes to gain support from Yuri and the Redcloaks... but is met with resistance and disappointment. Linn is a pretty prominent character in this installment, and things get interesting when she must work with Kais, who is very much of a mystery at first. Is he a friend or foe? Zhao really knows how to make you wary of this character.
I thought this was much more magically and politically charged than Blood Heir. From the political machinations in Bregon, a powerful artifact that can create affinites, Ana learning more about her magic and growing into herself, to exploring Ramson's estranged dynamic between his sister Sorsha and father, chilling.. So much unfolded in Bregon. There was plenty of twists, betrayals and bloody action. It was tightly paced and never a dull moment for me. I also adored all the banter between Ana and Ramson, especially when they were open and vulnerable with each other. *happy sigh*
Overall, I enjoyed this sequel a lot. It had action, high stakes adventure, magic, intrigue, friendship and angst. I love the world Zhao created and I'm definitely looking forward to seeing how she'll wrap this up. Hopefully a HEA, more Ana and Ramson moments and kill that witch.
I absolutely loved this sequel. It felt so good to reunite with the princess and conman again.
Red Tigress takes place weeks after the events in Blood Heir. Morganya has claimed the throne. Under her regime she hunts down non-affinites accused of Affinite trafficking, when really this is a guise for something much darker. Ana and Ramson make way to Goldwater Port where Ana hopes to gain support from Yuri and the Redcloaks... but is met with resistance and disappointment. Linn is a pretty prominent character in this installment, and things get interesting when she must work with Kais, who is very much of a mystery at first. Is he a friend or foe? Zhao really knows how to make you wary of this character.
I thought this was much more magically and politically charged than Blood Heir. From the political machinations in Bregon, a powerful artifact that can create affinites, Ana learning more about her magic and growing into herself, to exploring Ramson's estranged dynamic between his sister Sorsha and father, chilling.. So much unfolded in Bregon. There was plenty of twists, betrayals and bloody action. It was tightly paced and never a dull moment for me. I also adored all the banter between Ana and Ramson, especially when they were open and vulnerable with each other. *happy sigh*
Overall, I enjoyed this sequel a lot. It had action, high stakes adventure, magic, intrigue, friendship and angst. I love the world Zhao created and I'm definitely looking forward to seeing how she'll wrap this up. Hopefully a HEA, more Ana and Ramson moments and kill that witch.