Publisher: Random House Books for Kids
Published: September 19, 2017
Genre: YA Fantasy
Source: Print ARC
Rating: 4.5 Stars
Blurb:
The sorcerers want her to lie.The demons want her blood.
Henrietta wants to save the one she loves.
But will his dark magic be her undoing?
In this seductive and explosive second book in the Kingdom on Fire series, Jessica Cluess delivers her signature mix of magic, passion, and teen warriors fighting for survival. Hand to fans of Victoria Aveyard, Sarah J. Maas, and Kiersten White.
Henrietta doesn't need a prophecy to know that she's in danger. She came to London to be named the chosen one, the first female sorcerer in centuries, the one who would defeat the Ancients. Instead, she discovered a city ruled by secrets. And the biggest secret of all: Henrietta is not the chosen one.
Still, she must play the role in order to keep herself and Rook, her best friend and childhood love, safe. But can she truly save him? The poison in Rook's system is transforming him into something monstrous as he begins to master dark powers of his own. So when Henrietta finds a clue to the Ancients past that could turn the tide of the war, she persuades Blackwood, the mysterious Earl of Sorrow-Fell, to travel up the coast to seek out strange new weapons. And Magnus, the brave, reckless flirt who wants to win back her favor, is assigned to their mission. Together, they will face monsters, meet powerful new allies, and uncover the most devastating weapon of all: the truth.
Review:
The Kingdom on Fire books are truly something else. They have magic, romance, and a kick ass heroine who might possibly give Katniss Everdeen a run for her money. Henrietta and the boys are back in this action packed sequel and left me breathless. Quite literally. Which makes waiting for the next book that much more tortuous.
I'm being dramatic but can you blame a girl? There's so much that happened that I don't even know where to begin. We meet some new characters along the way, and then there's that romance thing. The one where there could be three suitors. I'm not a fan of this. At all. I have a general idea of who she may end up with but as of right now, the romance aspect isn't for me. I'm really loving everything else though.
Okay, I lied. I totally care about who she ends up with and I do have a guy in mind for who I want it to be. But for now I'll keep hush on who that is. Anyways, magic and fighting in books is all good and entertaining. So if you haven't yet started the first book...I highly suggest doing so. While I think parts in this story were slow at times, I enjoyed it very much and can't wait for the next one.
*Thank you to the publisher for providing a copy for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
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About the Author:
JESSICA CLUESS is a writer, a graduate of Northwestern University, and an unapologetic nerd. After college, she moved to Los Angeles, where she served coffee to the rich and famous while working on her first novel. When she's not writing books, she's an instructor at Writopia Lab, helping kids and teens tell their own stories. Visit her at jessicacluess.com and follow her on Twitter at @JessCluess.
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