Hardcover, 512 pages
Published Feb. 5, 2019 by Delacorte Press.
I enjoyed this book just like the first one in this saga. I do not like Thora all the time, since she is a bit of a naive and selfish brat at times, but the story in general is rather cool.
There's a few nice twists and things I did not expect (though not as unexpected as it would be in Song of Ice and Fire). Cannot wait to get my hands on the next one in this series.
Another reviewer compared this to the Bachelorette and sadly, I agree.
The world is fascinating and the larger story is compelling, but this book got bogged down in a weak love triangle with some bonus gold-diggers thrown in for the sake of drama. I also felt like there was a lot of telling instead of showing when it came to the romantic relationships - it felt forced.
I really enjoyed the parts where Theo was doing anything but trying to choose between her suitors or her love triangle, but those parts where unfortunately brief. It did have a string ending though.
Lady Smoke : 4 stars
First of all the cover is actually gorgeous!!
So this series is quite basic YA fantasy on the outside, nothing out of the ordinary here, but the characters and plot are still interesting.
Sure the characters act like "normal" teenagers sometimes, but they also are mature and the political aspect is well developed, Soren for one is a character that I thought had a lot of cool quotes.
The main character, Theodosia, is not one for "physical" fights, she's very resilient and strong "inside", and she's a very cool queen in this one.
The friendship in this book is even more present than the last (that I remember lol), it is very nice to read about all these characters and the different relationships btw them and of course there is romance ahah I will just say that it is not proeminent …
Lady Smoke : 4 stars
First of all the cover is actually gorgeous!!
So this series is quite basic YA fantasy on the outside, nothing out of the ordinary here, but the characters and plot are still interesting.
Sure the characters act like "normal" teenagers sometimes, but they also are mature and the political aspect is well developed, Soren for one is a character that I thought had a lot of cool quotes.
The main character, Theodosia, is not one for "physical" fights, she's very resilient and strong "inside", and she's a very cool queen in this one.
The friendship in this book is even more present than the last (that I remember lol), it is very nice to read about all these characters and the different relationships btw them and of course there is romance ahah I will just say that it is not proeminent and done quite well^^
Also, I didn't feel like it was 500 pages ?? It flew by quickly
