A review by readingtheend
A Kingdom for a Stage by Heidi Heilig

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

Holy crap I TORE through this book. I've had it checked out since shortly before the quarantine began and just haven't felt moved to read it. But last night I was like "good heavens Jenny, fish or cut bait" so I sat down to read it, and the next thing you know it's hours later and I finished in one sitting. I love these characters and Heilig's worldbuilding, and I was particularly wild about the way Jetta's malheur (basically, bipolar disorder) forms a central concern at every moment. Even when it's not specifically giving her problems, it's hovering in her consciousness as something that could very suddenly become a ruinous problem. This is SUCH a great sequel to the first book, with ever thornier moral dilemmas and beautiful character development. I loved it. I can't wait for book three.