A review by nourarchive
Eona by Alison Goodman

5.0

“History does not care about the suffering of the individual. Only the outcome of their struggles.”

Can't articulate my thoughts at the moment, but this sequel was too much awesomeness and i was glued to every single page. There was so much in this book to dwell on, the flawed characterizations that i always seek, the games of ambitions and backstabbing, the mythology with unraveled secrets, all this mixed with tons of actions, a heroine to root for and an angsty good romance and a sly villain that makes sense that it's hard not to like or care about.

“Men were always quick to believe in the madness of women.”

Eona is definitely one of the best heroines i've read about. I admired her stubbornness, her faults and how unapologetic she became about her powers and how at the same time, her heart was still in the right place.

The plot is more action-packed, unlike the prodding slowness of the first book (which was understandable to build up the world) this installment is very quest driven, we know what our party want and need. The twists and betrayals near the end pushed the stakes higher and i was on the edge of my seat.

“You have seen me at my worst and at my weakest. Let me show you my best.”

The romance plotline was quite surprising but in a good way, i also dare say that this is the only love triangle that i was enjoying thoroughly. The romantic angst was so good. I have a confession though, while Kygo and Eona are well-rounded characters and i love how the author planted seeds of mistrust and understandable, complex feelings between them; huge part of me was rooting for Ido. I can't help it, there's something about his attitude and his dynamic with Eona that i found ten times sexier than the good lad Kygo. Although i'm on the fence when it comes to Ido's ending, i still don't find his betrayal that surprising, he, afterall, has always been ambitious. It's not often an author can make me like a despicable character in a span of a book, Ido was horrible in the previous installment, but my opinion flipped 360 degrees and he became a character that i was anticipating his appearance on page.


I wanted more of the ending, i think another chapter would've acquiesced my interest. With how things ended, i'm left wondering what will the world be now without the dragons' powers and what will happen between Kygo and Eona, obviously she will be his trusted adviser, but will she be more?

The most heartwarming parts were between Eona and her Dragon, seeing their bond and mutual care makes me emotional.