I loved this book! And if you want to skip to the end of this review right now, let me spoil it for you:

GO READ THIS BOOK!
Its FAN-FREAKING-TASTIC!



Which kind of surprised me a little bit for two reasons:
1- this is a second book, i am one of those people that really has problems with most second books i read. Somehow they all seem somehow... less then the first one was.
2- the first one was fantastic, but i had some issues with it.

So those two things combined to me might have let me go into this book with not the highest expectations.

And i am not sure if that is why this book was so fantastically wonderful for me or if it is just that kind of book you finish and kind of want to start right over again just so make sure that really everything in this book got absorbed into you! If that makes sense....


This book was slower then the first one was -a bit less action lead, mostly because Amani was not free to cause trouble as she was in the first book.
I personally REALLY loved that about the book. It focused more not he background, on the politics, on the characters on the actual plot and where the story is going to go, fill the holes the first book had, explain things, let the characters evolve in a realistic way... but because there was not as much action, and not as much fight and flight and everything in between some people will not enjoy this book as much as the first one that LOVED those scenes in the first book.

As i said i LOVED exactly that slightly slower pacing of this book. For me this book didn't feel as rushed as the first one, not at all boring or slow moving but just better paced.

Still i can see why some readers might be a bit disappointed with this book in comparison to the first one if they expect the same high and fast paced action momentum the first book has.


I really liked which characters where brought into this book and how they where worked into the story, how the rebellion chanced and which problems the characters had to deal with.

I also loved the better insight we got into the magical system and different realms or areas exist in that world and how their "magic" works. I really love fantasy books so much more when we get an actual view into how things work so that we can really understand where the author is coming from, why the things happen the way things happen...

I just really enjoyed everything about this book and highly recommend it!

If you read the first book and had a similar option as i did: that it was slightly underdeveloped, a bit too rushed, just a tad too fast paced, this book might be just as brilliant to you as it was too me.

If you are the opposite and loved the first book exactly because it was as fast paced and action driven as it was, this book might be a bit slow and even a tad boring to you, BUT it is still a great read because it really moves the overall plot arch of the books forward.


Lets summarise once again to say it -once again!-:

READ THIS BOOK!
NOW!
And enjoy a wild ride and great writing!