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Thron in Flammen: Roman
by Brian Staveley
Definitely an improvement over [b:The Emperor's Blades|17910124|The Emperor's Blades (Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne, #1)|Brian Staveley|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1369246817s/17910124.jpg|25095579] - not that TEB was bad, but this one is noticeably better.
The story picks up pretty much immediately after the end of the first book, which means that Kaden and Valyn start off in the action, while Adare is recovering from her cliffhanger. I was pleasantly surprised to find out that the stories of all three Malkeenians complement each other wonderfully - for the most part, whenever one or two of the siblings are in the thick of it, the rest offer a more relaxed form of storytelling, with more exposition and internal dialogue, presumably to give the reader a chance to catch her breath. I found this a very pleasant way to tell a story.
Furthermore, the plot thickened. Secrets were revealed, and then revealed again; stakes were raised, enemies were made friends, and friends - enemies; everyone played everyone else, everyone misunderstood everyone else, and at the end nobody was truly happy and in a good position. Except maybe Pyrre. Staveley really stepped up his game with this book, even if he had to step on his characters' heads. I kind of wish the kids catch a little bit of break in the next book...
The story picks up pretty much immediately after the end of the first book, which means that Kaden and Valyn start off in the action, while Adare is recovering from her cliffhanger. I was pleasantly surprised to find out that the stories of all three Malkeenians complement each other wonderfully - for the most part, whenever one or two of the siblings are in the thick of it, the rest offer a more relaxed form of storytelling, with more exposition and internal dialogue, presumably to give the reader a chance to catch her breath. I found this a very pleasant way to tell a story.
Furthermore, the plot thickened. Secrets were revealed, and then revealed again; stakes were raised, enemies were made friends, and friends - enemies; everyone played everyone else, everyone misunderstood everyone else, and at the end nobody was truly happy and in a good position. Except maybe Pyrre. Staveley really stepped up his game with this book, even if he had to step on his characters' heads. I kind of wish the kids catch a little bit of break in the next book...