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Reign of Stars and Fire


5★ 3🌶

I finished Reign of Stars and Fire by LJ Andrews last night.  Wow!  I think this has been the best book in the series so far.  It was intense.  The pacing was amazing.  The MMC Ari had been put into a fae sleep at the conclusion of the previous book and the FMC Saga had flown away to the Western Kingdom in search of Calista.  All of LJs books are duel POV which I think is probably my personal favorite setup.  Ari had to go on a journey essentially while he was in his fae sleep.  He traveled through the past and figured out how a bunch of the overarching plot points fell together.  It connected all the stories from the previous seven books.  Each of the chapters ended in peril and then switched back to the other POV.  It felt more like a thriller almost, but I loved it.  I had a hard time putting the book down, because I needed to know what happened next.  So much happened in this book.  I'm not sure how or if the last book in this series will top it.  I'm guessing there may be quite a bit of carnage in the next one.  I started it immediately last night and in the very first chapter one of the side characters from the first book was killed off.  I'm a little nervous now, but I want to see how all this turns out.  I know this book wraps up all the loose ends in The Broken Kingdoms but also sets up The Ever Seas so I'm really excited for that and to finally finish reading the Ever Seas.


Next book in the series is Song of Sorrows and Fate.  This one follows Calista who was revealed to be the final missing Queen in the previous book.  Ten years has gone by and the blood moon has returned meaning Devorin is likely to return.  Calista is reluctant to discover her destiny, but she must.  This one is a loose Phantom of the Opera retelling with Vikings, of course.


In other news, I received my signed copy of The Garnet Daughter by Katrina Calandra.  That was the book I had gotten an ARC for.  I decided to purchase the signed copy directly from the author instead of buying through amazon.  I could have done that for the first two books in the series as well, but I didn't know at the time.  I also received a bookmark and an art print that corresponds with the book.  It was wrapped up all pretty.  It was a fun experience.  I hope to purchase the entire Broken Kingdom series as well eventually.  Since I'm reading almost exclusively with Kindle Unlimited I'm only going to be purchasing physical copies of books that I enjoyed enough to possibly read again someday.  As much as I enjoy physical copies, it works better for me to use the Kindle app and read on my phone.  Happy reading!


-Q 
    

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