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A review by cendi
Burning Kingdoms by Lauren DeStefano
4.0
Reviewed By: Paperback Princesses
Let me start by saying that this is the second installment of the Internment Chronicles. It follows shortly after Perfect Ruin. Morgan, Pen, their betrotheds, the princess, and others have all reached the ground after fleeing the floating city of Internment. It may not be as much of a safe haven as they thought, for they landed in the middle of a war between two cities. Morgan has choices to make regarding the safety of her people and becomes an unlikely ally to the princess in the process.
This book, by no fault of the author (who remains one of my favorites) was a little harder for me to get through at the start. It seemed a little slow in the beginning, but it picked up speed in the middle. The story in this one is different than the first, but that is to be expected. It will be interesting to see where Lauren takes the third book.
Morgan, as in the first book, is an unextraordinary person by herself. It is through those around her that she shines the most, and its refreshing to see a character like her in a book, as she doesn’t have any hidden magical powers that she has to hide. It’s mostly about her survival.
I will definitely suggest this to readers who liked Perfect Ruin, as well as fans of the author’s other series, the Chemical Garden trilogy. I’ll be reading this one again when the release date of Broken Crowns nears.
Let me start by saying that this is the second installment of the Internment Chronicles. It follows shortly after Perfect Ruin. Morgan, Pen, their betrotheds, the princess, and others have all reached the ground after fleeing the floating city of Internment. It may not be as much of a safe haven as they thought, for they landed in the middle of a war between two cities. Morgan has choices to make regarding the safety of her people and becomes an unlikely ally to the princess in the process.
This book, by no fault of the author (who remains one of my favorites) was a little harder for me to get through at the start. It seemed a little slow in the beginning, but it picked up speed in the middle. The story in this one is different than the first, but that is to be expected. It will be interesting to see where Lauren takes the third book.
Morgan, as in the first book, is an unextraordinary person by herself. It is through those around her that she shines the most, and its refreshing to see a character like her in a book, as she doesn’t have any hidden magical powers that she has to hide. It’s mostly about her survival.
I will definitely suggest this to readers who liked Perfect Ruin, as well as fans of the author’s other series, the Chemical Garden trilogy. I’ll be reading this one again when the release date of Broken Crowns nears.