Finished reading this with Mallory last week. It's the sequel to The False Prince which Mallory and I had read previously. This one was fun as well, but not quite as good as the first. Some decent plot twists but none as good as those from the first book. Also, the way the conflict ended between the main character, Jaron, and the antagonist, Roden, was a letdown. Seemed like the author almost wrote herself into a corner and had only the weak resolution left in her chamber of options. Oh well, I enjoyed the book overall, all things considered.
Mallory liked it but said there was "too much fighting." She doesn't like hearing the word blood or reading about people bleeding and there were a number of instances where she had to squeamishly endure such descriptions.
We'll probably be reading the final book in The Ascendance Trilogy next, except it is unavailable at the library right now and we have had a hold request on it for a few weeks. I'm stalling by having Mallory sit in with Trevor as I am reading him the first book in The Hardy Boys series. Hopefully we can start that third book soon.
