(A Wicked Trilogy #2)
Publication
Date: July 19, 2016
Paperback, 360 pages
Genres:
New Adult, Paranormal, Urban Fantasy
Torn between duty and survival,
nothing can be the same.
Everything Ivy Morgan thought she
knew has been turned on its head. After being betrayed and then nearly killed
by the Prince of the Fae, she’s left bruised and devastated—and with an
earth-shattering secret that she must keep at all costs. And if the Order finds
out her secret, they’ll kill her.
Then there’s Ren Owens, the sexy,
tattooed Elite member of the Order who has been sharing Ivy’s bed and claiming
her heart. Their chemistry is smoking hot, but Ivy knows that Ren has always
valued his duty to the Order above all else—he could never touch her if he knew
the truth. That is, if he let her live at all. Yet how can she live with
herself if she lies to him?
But as the Fae Prince begins to
close in, intent on permanently opening the gates to the Otherworld, Ivy is
running out of options. If she doesn’t figure out who she can trust—and
fast—it’s not only her heart that will be torn apart, but civilization itself.
My Review
I put off reading this book for so very long, and I truly
don’t know why. JLA knows how to write urban fantasy, whether new adult or
young adult. The worlds she creates are always unique, and the romances are
always fascinating. Also, this review contains MINOR SPOILERS, so read at your
own risk.
For this series in particular, I read the first book when it
was released, but the sequels got lost in the kerfuffle of all the book
releases. I can’t believe I forgot how much I adored Ren, Tink, and Ivy,
though. They’re such a fun bunch. However, in this addition to the trilogy,
things are a little more serious. The Fae Prince is on the loose, and Ivy has
secrets to uncover.
Unfortunately, this book wasn’t my favorite of the trilogy.
Torn had that trope of the female protagonist being captured, which has become a “thing”
for YA and semi-new adult books like Sarah J. Maas’s A Court of Thorns and Roses and Throne
of Glass as well as Victoria Aveyard’s Red Queen series. It’s just kind of slow
and sloggy during those scenes, when you’d rather have some action, or, in my
case, more Ivy + Ren scenes.
JLA did a great job of creating a world where you aren’t
sure which side is good and which is bad, and you can definitely feel Ivy’s
pain when it comes to figuring out what the heck is going on. And even though
this middle book wasn’t my favorite in the trilogy, it was still the one I devoured
the fastest. I just had to know what was going to happen next.
All in all, JLA does it once again. She’s given us a paranormal series that has it all: good romance, a conflicted heroine, tiny creatures,
and attractive bad guys. A definite must-read if any of those things interest
you.
*Note: I purchased
a copy of this book myself. This in no way affected my opinion/review.
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