Overview:
This is the second book in 'The Falling Kingdoms' series.
War brought them together. Love will tear them apart.
Auranos has been conquered and the three kingdoms—Auranos, Limeros, and Paelsia—are now unwillingly united as one country called Mytica. But alluring, dangerous magic still beckons, and with it the chance to rule not just Mytica, but the world. . . .
CLEO is now a prisoner in her own palace, forced to be an ambassador for Mytica as the evil King Gaius lies to her people
MAGNUS stands to eventually inherit the new kingdom but is still obsessed with his feelings for his adopted sister, Lucia
LUCIA is haunted by the deadly outcome of her breathtaking display of magic that allowed her father to capture the kingdoms
JONAS watches at the palace gates, a troop of rebels behind him, waiting for him to tell them how he plans to overtake King Gaius
When Gaius announces that a road is to be built into the Forbidden Mountains, formally linking all of Mytica together, he sets off a chain of cataclysmic events that will forever change the face of this land.
My Review:
5 Stars
This series is just absolutely phenomenal. I can barely catch my breath after reading this awesome sequel! I just could not put it down and read it all in one sitting.
While the world and plot are definitely fabulous, it's the characters that make this series absolutely amazing. I honestly am invested in every single character and their personal stories and struggles throughout this book.
And the plot twists! Oh my god! I without a doubt shrieked at several points in this story and couldn't believe that I hadn't seen some of it coming.
This is high fantasy at its best and Rhodes had become a most anticipated favorite of mine.
This is the second book in 'The Falling Kingdoms' series.
War brought them together. Love will tear them apart.
Auranos has been conquered and the three kingdoms—Auranos, Limeros, and Paelsia—are now unwillingly united as one country called Mytica. But alluring, dangerous magic still beckons, and with it the chance to rule not just Mytica, but the world. . . .
CLEO is now a prisoner in her own palace, forced to be an ambassador for Mytica as the evil King Gaius lies to her people
MAGNUS stands to eventually inherit the new kingdom but is still obsessed with his feelings for his adopted sister, Lucia
LUCIA is haunted by the deadly outcome of her breathtaking display of magic that allowed her father to capture the kingdoms
JONAS watches at the palace gates, a troop of rebels behind him, waiting for him to tell them how he plans to overtake King Gaius
When Gaius announces that a road is to be built into the Forbidden Mountains, formally linking all of Mytica together, he sets off a chain of cataclysmic events that will forever change the face of this land.
My Review:
5 Stars
This series is just absolutely phenomenal. I can barely catch my breath after reading this awesome sequel! I just could not put it down and read it all in one sitting.
While the world and plot are definitely fabulous, it's the characters that make this series absolutely amazing. I honestly am invested in every single character and their personal stories and struggles throughout this book.
And the plot twists! Oh my god! I without a doubt shrieked at several points in this story and couldn't believe that I hadn't seen some of it coming.
This is high fantasy at its best and Rhodes had become a most anticipated favorite of mine.