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Book Series: The Remnant Chronicles Book 2

Rating: 3/5

Diversity: n/a

Publication Date: July 7, 2015

Genre: YA Fantasy

Recommended Age: 16+ (violence, gore, child murder, romance)

Publisher: Henry Holt

Pages: 470

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Synopsis: Held captive in the barbarian kingdom of Venda, Lia and Rafe have little chance of escape. Desperate to save Lia's life, her erstwhile assassin, Kaden, has told the Vendan Komizar that she has the gift, and the Komizar's interest in Lia is greater than anyone could have foreseen.

Meanwhile, nothing is straightforward: There's Rafe, who lied to Lia but has sacrificed his freedom to protect her; Kaden, who meant to assassinate her but has now saved her life; and the Vendans, whom Lia always believed to be savages. Now that she lives among them, however, she realizes that may be far from the truth. Wrestling with her upbringing, her gift, and her sense of self, Lia must make powerful choices that will affect her country... and her own destiny.

Review: For the most part, this was a pretty good book. The characters were well developed and I loved seeing Lia evolve throughout the book. The writing was amazing and the plot was intriguing.

However, I feel like the pacing is so much slower in this book and I feel like there was a lot of filler for this book that didn’t really have a place in this book. Also the love triangle really started to get on my nerves.

Verdict: This was an okay book.