(Falling
Kingdoms #2)
Publication
Date: December 2013
Hardcover, 401 pages, Razorbill
Genres:
YA, Fantasy
The road to power...is paved with
blood and magic.
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 outcome
of the breathtaking display of magic that allowed her father to capture the
kingdoms.
Jonas watched at the palace gates
a troop of rebels behind him, waiting for him to tell them how he plans to
overtake King Gaius.
After a bloody siege, Auranos has
been defeated, its young queen orphaned and dethroned. The three
kingdoms—Auranos, Limeros, and Paelsia—are now unwillingly united as one
country called Mytica. But the allure of ancient, dangerous magic beckons
still, and with it the chance to rule not just Mytica, but the whole world
over....
At the heart of the fray are four
brave young people grappling 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, King Gaius, who rules Mytica with a
punishing hand.
When Gaius begins to build a road
into the Forbidden Mountains to physically link all of Mytica, he sparks a
long-smoking fire in the hearts of the people that will forever change the face
of this land. For Gaius's road is paved with blood, and its construction will
have cosmic consequences.
My Review
I have to be honest. I didn’t entirely love the first book
in this series. I know, I know. What the heck’s wrong with me? Well, I didn’t
really feel like I could connect with any of the characters. The multiple point
of views didn’t let me understand them and their personalities. This was
especially difficult considering this was the first book. I had no idea who the
people were! The only reason I decided to pick the second book up was because
of all the hype. However, when I was reading this book, I had the pleasure of
actually knowing who the characters were so I enjoyed it lot more. Yay!
Mytica is still in disaster-mode and the characters are
still in WTF-mode, but it just felt like this was a whole different book. A
more well-developed book. But, while I did like the storyline better, I felt
like nothing really happened. I guess this just comes with the fact that there
are going to be like five or six books in this series. There’s going to be some
books that not a lot happens in.
As for the characters, Jonas and Magnus are my babes! I love
them both! I also like Cleo, the new character Lysandra, and even the evilness
of the king. But I DO. NOT. LIKE. LUCIA. I can’t really explain why, but I hate
her character. I can’t stand reading her chapters. If they weren’t essential to
the storyline, I would totally skip them. Maybe I don’t like her because she’s
the only magical person in the realm and it just feels like she’s cheating and
that she shouldn’t be there? I honestly am not sure.
All in all, this review has pretty much been a plethora
of my most random thoughts about this book (I’m writing this pretty late at
night.). If you were like me though, and you couldn’t find yourself really
loving the first book, pick up Rebel
Spring and give it a try. You might like the series better after.
*Note: I purchased
a copy of this book for myself.
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