Tag: Fantasy

Ravka has fallen and now the Darkling rules and the people look to Alina, the Sun Summoner for liberation.

Alina has taken refuge in the tunnels below the city where the Apparat and his zealots treat her like a saint. But deep below the ground Alina is weakened. She can’t summons her power and she continues to grow weaker.

After months below ground, her loyal friends help free her and they continue on their quest to bring together the three amplifiers. Without all three amplifiers they don’t stand a chance against the Darkling.

In order to gain an upper hand, Alina must learn as much about the Darklings past as she can, but his secrets will forever change her. She must use the bond between them to understand not just his power but hers as well. But through that bond, Alina grows closer and closer to the Darkling.

The last amplifier is the elusive fire bird…..she must find it and with Mal’s tracking skills she should be able to find it quickly. But the fire bird might actually be closer than any of them originally thought. But will Alina be able to pay the sacrifice that obtaining the fire bird requires?

Continue reading “Review: Ruin and Rising (The Grisha #3) by Leigh Bardugo” →

Alina and Mal have been forced into hiding across the True Sea. Alina is haunted by her memories of what happened on the Fold while Mal is eager to put as much distance between the girl he loves and the Darkling, as possible.

The Darkling is now more powerful than ever and has a plan that will test the boundaries of the world as they know it unless Mal and Alina can find a way to destroy him.

While she can’t be sure….Alina senses that if she brings all three amplifiers together, she will hopefully be powerful enough to defeat him. But how does one find ancient, mythical items?

The Darkling quickly discovers Mal and Alina on the True Sea but after a daring escape, they find themselves heavy one Ravka prince, Nikolai.

With his help, Alina and Mal return to the country that they have been fleeing with the hope that she will find a way to stop the Darkling. But her power continues to grow and the bond between Alina and the Darkling strengthens and it pushes her further and further away from Mal.

Continue reading “Review: Siege and Storm (The Grisha #2) by Leigh Bardugo” →

The King of Blood continues to rule over the kingdom of Mytica with an iron fist. His son and heir, Magnus, is married to the former princess, Cleo, against both of their wills. Cleo and Magnus know that the King searches for the legendary Kindred  in hopes of gaining absolutely power through their magic.

The King plans on using Magnus’s sister, Lucia, a powerful sorceress, to find the Kindred but her magic threatens to consume her. The King looks for witches who can tutor her and teach her to temper her powers but so far, there have been none.

From across the sea comes two visiting royals, Ashur and Amara who also seek the Kindred. They propose an alliance with Princess Cleo but Cleo is hesitant to accept….there is something about them that she doesn’t trust.

The rebels continue to try and find a way to take down the King, but every potential plan ends in more death and destruction. Jonas, the leader of the rebels, begins to doubt if he has what it takes the beat the King and restore order in the kingdoms.

Continue reading “Review: Gathering Darkness (Falling Kingdoms #3) by Morgan Rhodes” →

After a bloody siege, Auranos has been defeated and the young queen, Cleo, is a captive in what was once her home and kingdom. The three kingdoms—Auranos, Limeros, and Paelsia—are now unwillingly united as one country called Mytica with the King of Blood as their ruler.

At the heart of this conflict though is the quest for magic. Four brave young people search for that magic and the power it promises.

For Cleo,  the magic would enable her to reclaim her royal seat. In Jonas’s hands, it frees his nation, and in Lucia’s, it fulfills the ancient prophecy of her destiny. And if the magic were Magnus’s, he would finally prove his worth in the eyes of his cruel and scheming father,the King of Blood.

If the King of Blood has his way though, he will use that magic for complete domination and absolute power over Mytica. All of them are frantically searching for magic but no one really knows where to start and they each only have a little piece of the puzzle.

When the King of Blood begins to build a road into the Forbidden Mountains to physically link all of Mytica, his cruelty sparks a revolt among the people that will change the course of the kingdoms and its people.

Continue reading “Review: Rebel Spring (Falling Kingdoms #2) by Morgan Rhodes” →