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A review by cozykrysti
Ever the Brave by Erin Summerill
5.0
Magic, adventure, and romance collide in the captivating second installment in the A Clash of Kingdoms series. With heart-pounding action and swoony romance, this is one book that readers won't be able to put down.
The plot of the story itself is gripping. It picks up perfectly where Ever the Hunted left off and sucks readers in from the very first page. The pacing moves even more quickly than it did in book one and is brilliantly executed. There is a pretty big cliff hanger at the end of book one, and after a year of anticipating how that was going to turn out, Summerill certainly did not disappoint. I did not at all predict the direction she took the story in and was really pleasantly surprised with the result.
The setting of this story is absolutely stunning. It's an absolute pleasure to enter this world alongside Britta, and Summerill makes it very easy to visualize. I love the political dynamics and tension between the two nations in this world and find them so interesting to read about. Readers get to see more of the machinations going on behind the scenes in this book, which is fascinating and also perfectly sets up the third book in the series. The story itself feels complete yet still left me eager for the next book. I can't wait to see what happens next.
One of the things I most enjoyed about Ever the Brave was getting to experience the story through three different POVs. The mulitple POVs were each wonderfully executed. Each felt very much like their own, easily identifiable character and had a unique voice. Summerill did a brilliant job of selecting the POVs that would best move the story forward while increasing the tension, romantic and otherwise, along the way.
I adore a good, complex villain, and Ever the Brave certainly has one! There are some fantastic twists around the villain's identity, which more absolutely jaw-dropping and so much fun to discover.
The romance is super swoony in this book. Sometimes romances fall a bit flat for me in the second book of a series, but Summerill certainly avoided that pitfall with Ever the Brave. If anything, the romance feels more captivating and passionate than it did in book one even, and I just could not get enough of Britta and Cohen.
This is a really well-executed sequel. The writing was lovely and had so much personality that really sets it apart from other books in the genre. I am so excited to read the final book in the series and cannot wait to see more from Summerill in the future.
The plot of the story itself is gripping. It picks up perfectly where Ever the Hunted left off and sucks readers in from the very first page. The pacing moves even more quickly than it did in book one and is brilliantly executed. There is a pretty big cliff hanger at the end of book one, and after a year of anticipating how that was going to turn out, Summerill certainly did not disappoint. I did not at all predict the direction she took the story in and was really pleasantly surprised with the result.
The setting of this story is absolutely stunning. It's an absolute pleasure to enter this world alongside Britta, and Summerill makes it very easy to visualize. I love the political dynamics and tension between the two nations in this world and find them so interesting to read about. Readers get to see more of the machinations going on behind the scenes in this book, which is fascinating and also perfectly sets up the third book in the series. The story itself feels complete yet still left me eager for the next book. I can't wait to see what happens next.
One of the things I most enjoyed about Ever the Brave was getting to experience the story through three different POVs. The mulitple POVs were each wonderfully executed. Each felt very much like their own, easily identifiable character and had a unique voice. Summerill did a brilliant job of selecting the POVs that would best move the story forward while increasing the tension, romantic and otherwise, along the way.
I adore a good, complex villain, and Ever the Brave certainly has one! There are some fantastic twists around the villain's identity, which more absolutely jaw-dropping and so much fun to discover.
The romance is super swoony in this book. Sometimes romances fall a bit flat for me in the second book of a series, but Summerill certainly avoided that pitfall with Ever the Brave. If anything, the romance feels more captivating and passionate than it did in book one even, and I just could not get enough of Britta and Cohen.
This is a really well-executed sequel. The writing was lovely and had so much personality that really sets it apart from other books in the genre. I am so excited to read the final book in the series and cannot wait to see more from Summerill in the future.