Title: A Poison Dark and Drowning
Author: Jessica Cluess
Series: Kingdom on Fire #2
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
Publication Date: September 19, 2017
Source: Blogging for Books
Color me excited when I got a hold of a copy of A Poison Dark and Drowning to review! I even made myself reread book one, A Shadow Bright and Burning (find my review HERE) before I let myself read it since it had been such a long time.
This being said, this is a 2nd book in a series....so there may be spoilers for book 1. Consider yourself warned.
This book takes place not too long after the first book ends. Henrietta is living with Blackwood at his estate as his guest/friend. She is working to try to find a cure for Rook. The world is still in ever worsening danger. And the Ancients are demanding that the Sorcerers hand her over.
This book is definitely action packed. And filled with a lot of twists and turns. Some of which I expected and others surprised me. And of course, new ones were brought up, and I have my suspicions on how they will turn out...
As far as character development goes in this story, I am kind of disappointed in how some of the guys have gone. Actually I think I am disappointed in all of them. Except Rook. I still do not care about Rook. Two books have gone by and I still could do without him. He feels like a background character that isn't actually supposed to be a background character. But he feels so flat compared to other characters. Flat and boring. And I really hope the other guys get redeemed in the third book. I am really not happy with how either Magnus and Blackwood have developed/or failed to develop so far.
And the love square? I am kind of really over that. A triangle is bad enough...but a freaking square? That is probably my biggest complaint with this series. Our heroine just seems to be ready to go to which ever guy will flutter his pretty lashes in her direction. She just keeps flipping and flopping all over the place with them. I still have my preference as to which one I like the best, and I have them ranked. But, I am very ready for her to decide and stop dragging that part on.
And we did get some new characters and new bits of the world explained to us. All of which was pretty cool and interesting. The weird feeling between Magicians, Sorcerers, and Witches has a bit more development. We learn a lot more about the Ancients too. A whole lot more!
It will be really interesting to see how book 3 goes for this series. I love the characters and the world. And I really want to see how they make it through their new challenges!
My Rating
4.5 Stars
This review is based on a copy provided by Blogging for Books in exchange for a fair and honest review. All thoughts are mine and mine alone.
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