Genre: Fantasy
Release Date: September 12th, 2023
Pages: 400
Publisher: Angry Robot
My Rating: ⭐⭐
Publisher’s Synopsis:
“Dawsyn’s miraculous escape from the Ledge was just the beginning. In the queens’ dungeon, Dawsyn awaits her execution while reliving the death of her lover, Ryon. There is no chance of mercy.
But hope finds her in the form of rescue by her village friends. Now on the run and struggling to tame her newly-gained and greatly unstable powers, Dawsyn’s journey continues. Facing betrayal anew, she must learn patience and trust as she builds strength on all fronts, while she and her comrades recover and ready themselves for what’s to come.
As they ascend the perilous mountain slopes to the Glacian kingdom once again in a desperate attempt to save those remaining on the Ledge, Dawsyn must battle wills as well as weapons, before discovering an entirely new evil awaiting her…”
My Review:
Another sequel that fell prey to the second book curse. I loved Ledge so freaking much – I tore through it in one day. So I was ecstatic to get an early copy of the sequel. But, alas, it was rather disappointing. It took too long to really get going. I was around 100 pages in and we still hadn’t developed the plot any further from the first book. It was like we were stuck in the conclusion from the first book, harping on the same consequences of those events, while not moving forward towards anything new. There wasn’t anything new to be learned in world-building or lore, so it lacked that element that was so fascinating from the first book. The fast-paced, action-packed nature of the first book was also practically non-existent in this one. The relationship between Dawsyn and Ryon was largely at a stand-still. This was a slump. There was nothing driving the story. This will definitely be one of my most disappointing reads for the year, just because of how much I loved the first book and was looking forward to the sequel.
Disclaimers:
Huge thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for gifting me an early copy of this amazing story! I voluntarily read and reviewed this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
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