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The Second Death of Locke
by V.L. Bovalino
adventurous
challenging
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Thank you to Netgalley and Orbit Books for an e-ARC in exchange of an honest review.
Grey Flynn is a well, a source of magic, and thus a Hand to her Mage Kiernan Severance; who uses her magic to fight in the war they both fight in, while she protects and heals her Mage. The nations have been at war ever since the Isle of Locke vanished in a big explosion. With the main source of their magic gone but magic hasn't vanished yet, rumors go about that a child of the Sovereign Locke survived. Caught up in the war looking for possible heir to Locke, Grey protects her Mag, her childhood friend, while we learn more about their relationship, their history and the secrets Grey holds deep in her, next to her seemingly bottomless well. An anomaly, something that no one can know...
A co-dependent magic system where Mages need Wells to use the magic that linger in the depths of a Well. This magic system comes with political power and demands Wells to endure discrimination as there are so little of them ever since the Isle of Locke disappeared. They need to be flexible and always there to offer a Mage a tether to their magic well. I loved and hated this part of the magic system. They are dependent on each other but the Wells suffer from clear abuse as they are so needed. Getting tethered without permission feels like a violation of ones person for instance. I wished there was a more indepth part of this and the consequences in the book, wouldn't have mind it being a duology.
I loved every part of this book. I had to hide my e-reader to not read non-stop.
The best part of the book is how we follow Grey tiptoe around her love and feelings for Kier. The yearning is a big part of this book and the last 25% had me in a choke hold. I had a hard time reading through my wet eyelashes, the amount of yearning and feelings in this book, the sacrifices people make for love in war time... The side characters are divers and flawed which makes them perfect.
If you love fantasy in a war time with battles, deep secrets, political times, yearning, queer inclusive and lady knight I highly recommend you pick up this book.
Grey Flynn is a well, a source of magic, and thus a Hand to her Mage Kiernan Severance; who uses her magic to fight in the war they both fight in, while she protects and heals her Mage. The nations have been at war ever since the Isle of Locke vanished in a big explosion. With the main source of their magic gone but magic hasn't vanished yet, rumors go about that a child of the Sovereign Locke survived. Caught up in the war looking for possible heir to Locke, Grey protects her Mag, her childhood friend, while we learn more about their relationship, their history and the secrets Grey holds deep in her, next to her seemingly bottomless well. An anomaly, something that no one can know...
A co-dependent magic system where Mages need Wells to use the magic that linger in the depths of a Well. This magic system comes with political power and demands Wells to endure discrimination as there are so little of them ever since the Isle of Locke disappeared. They need to be flexible and always there to offer a Mage a tether to their magic well. I loved and hated this part of the magic system. They are dependent on each other but the Wells suffer from clear abuse as they are so needed. Getting tethered without permission feels like a violation of ones person for instance. I wished there was a more indepth part of this and the consequences in the book, wouldn't have mind it being a duology.
I loved every part of this book. I had to hide my e-reader to not read non-stop.
The best part of the book is how we follow Grey tiptoe around her love and feelings for Kier. The yearning is a big part of this book and the last 25% had me in a choke hold. I had a hard time reading through my wet eyelashes, the amount of yearning and feelings in this book, the sacrifices people make for love in war time... The side characters are divers and flawed which makes them perfect.
If you love fantasy in a war time with battles, deep secrets, political times, yearning, queer inclusive and lady knight I highly recommend you pick up this book.