A review by crystallyn
The Memory of Fire by Callie Bates

5.0

I loved book 1 of The Waking Land, so when I saw book 2 furthered the relationship of Elanna Valtai and Jahan Korakides, I was delighted. This time we get Jahan's POV and we learn a great deal about what drives him. In The Memory of Fire, Jahan returns to his hometown of Paladis to try and broker peace but when he arrives he finds that things were not the same as when he left. When searching for his lost brothers, he winds up caught up in a deadly rebellion against the emperor and his magic dampening witch-hunters. In the midst of it all he has to contend with a force from his abusive past. This is a fantastic continuation of Bates' series and I'm desperate to know where she's going to take us in Book 3!