If you read book one and continued, great choice! I, for one, was completely captivated by book one. The biggest complaint about it was the cliffhanger ending, and now that I go back and see there was a two-year gap, no wonder people were upset! When you read books this good, you want to keep going! Even now, as I finish book two, I am horrified to find I have to wait for months to read the next one! But honestly? If the worst thing about your writing is that people want more, I'd say you're doing pretty darn well. Now, on to the good stuff.
Book one was great. Unique, and gripping and enchanting.
Book two is EPIC! It is Cataclysmic, and Rapturous and Glorious! Yes, I meant to capitalize all of those. Because as good as book one was, book two was better. If you are reading reviews before reading the book, stop and just go buy it. Totally worth it. You will be glad you did. And don't let the first few chapters fool you. It starts off in a bad situation, feeling grim and hopeless and utterly lost. This is intentional. Do not stop reading. Do not think it won't get more interesting. And don't skim, even if you're tempted, because the information here is important later. Go ahead and gripe about how dark it feels if you want, but do keep going. I promise, by the time the action kicks in you will be rolling downhill like a rock caught in an avalanche, and won't be able to stop much after that. Sleeping will become secondary. Eating will become compulsory only - you must eat to have enough strength to keep reading! Family will have to understand that there are times when you must prioritize. Epic stories come before most other commitments!
Hopefully you get the idea, because I'm running out of creative ways to say this book rocks. In this sequel to book one May is able to both humanize and elevate her characters. They become both more and less sympathetic, and (if possible) even more real. Some of it you may see coming. Some you may even have guessed early on in book one, but not all of it. I promise, at least a few things will catch you by surprise. Both pleasant and not. Mostly not, but it works.
By the end, which is as climactic as they come, you will be breathless. I know I was. These books are like really great alcohol. It burns, but it's a lovely burn and it leaves you wanting more and more and more... until you are completely addicted and willing to beg for just a drop.
I'm going to stop because I'm starting to annoy myself, but I hope you get the idea.
Buy the book.
Read the book.
Nuff said.
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Laura Machado
Ação, romance e poderes incríveis!
Reviewed in Brazil on July 14, 2018East Coast Reader
A fantastic second book in an amazing series!
Reviewed in Canada on July 30, 2018
Danielle M.
This was a a great read, I liked the different take in the ...
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 16, 2017
