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4.15 AVERAGE
4.15 AVERAGE
This book took me way too long to finish and I wonder if it was a mix of me being too busy to read +/- the book suffered middle book syndrome. The ending was fantastic but a large part of the middle felt a bit lost and like it dragged. I do still love these characters and I will definitely be reading book #3 to find out how this all concludes. Prince Corrick is still my fav :)
I loved Defy The Night but was sadly so disappointed with the second installment.
Tessa was UNBEARABLE. I really had hope for her character development after the first book, but she just got worse. I was screaming at her for the majority of the book for being so trusting and naive of Rian, and for constantly thinking the worst of Corrick.
I loved the politics in the first book, but there was WAY too much of it here. I feel like we are losing sense of the plot.
The redeeming factor for this book was Harristan’s chapters. Otherwise I might have DNF’d
Tessa was UNBEARABLE. I really had hope for her character development after the first book, but she just got worse. I was screaming at her for the majority of the book for being so trusting and naive of Rian, and for constantly thinking the worst of Corrick.
I loved the politics in the first book, but there was WAY too much of it here. I feel like we are losing sense of the plot.
The redeeming factor for this book was Harristan’s chapters. Otherwise I might have DNF’d
This one was just… fine. The whole time I was reading it I felt like I was waiting for it to start. Definitely has a touch of middle book syndrome. Nothing really happened, the characters kept having the same fights/conflicts, and the last 80 pages were the only place where things got good. There were no revelations to keep us guessing, when there totally could have been, which was disappointing when I got to the end and everything was explained in like 10 pages. I think I will read the next book because I believe shit is gonna hit the fan, but this book was overall kind of pointless.
Yes. Absolutely yes. Freaking torture me with tension and longing and complications and every character having good reason to be the villain and the hero depending on the lenses you're looking for. Give me political subterfuge and helplessness and every time I think it's as bad as it could be toss in a whole new layer of complex twisting shadows.
Inject it into my veeeins.
Inject it into my veeeins.
I’m so glad I persisted. This was so much better that the last one. When have I ever said that about a sequel? Tessa is still annoying but whatever. And the cliffhanger was soooo good. Can’t wait for the next one.
I dreaded finishing this book, becuase I had a feeling it would end on a cliffhanger... and yes indeed it did. The character behind the "outlaw" chapters was unsurprising, but I think it was the perfect setup for the end of his portion of the book. I think it's wonderful we get to learn more about Harristan's personal feelings in this book, and I really hope that continues in the third. He's become stronger and more fleshed out, especially in his personal/romantic life in this book. My only critique is that I truly doubt Tessa would be so easily manipulated when it comes to Corrick, especially by Lochlan. Despite last book's events, Lochlan did grow on me, but I truly doubt Tessa would have given him any credence after everything that happened prior to the ship. Listening to Blakemore... maybe. But again, Tessa and Corrick just went through a whole revolution, lots of complicated situations... and she still thinks that people who haven't known Corrick five minutes know him better than she does? I doubt it. I do think the climax of Corrick and Tessa's tension on the ship was perfect. I also just want to say I did not see the surprise at the end coming, so that was fun. Overall, I loved how Kemmerer expanded Harristan, Corrick and Tessa's world, the split perspectives were well and clearly written, there was a LOT of character development and the new characters truly added something as opposed to being sidekicks to the main three. Can't wait for the third book!
The end of this was gripping and I’m enjoying the series, but Corrick is a giant red flag. In fairness, the genre of this book is “fantasy world with fantasy ‘I can change him hero’.”
This book was overall kind of disappointing to me- it felt like 60% of the plot was a pissing contest between Corrick, Lochlan and the new male character introduced. We get it. You’re all manly men who are the manliest men who ever lived.