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The Electric Heir by Victoria Lee
5.0

Disclaimer: I received this book from the publisher. Thanks! All opinions are my own.

Book: The Electric Heir

Author: Victoria Lee

Book Series: Feverwake Book 2

Rating: 5/5

Diversity: LGBT main and he’s also Jewish!

Publication Date: March 17, 2020

Genre: YA Dystopian Fantasy

Recommended Age: 16+ (TW rape and child molestation, xenophobia, immigration issues, torture, abuse)

Publisher: Skyscape

Pages: 480

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Synopsis: Six months after Noam Álvaro helped overthrow the despotic government of Carolinia, the Atlantians have gained citizenship, and Lehrer is chancellor. But despite Lehrer’s image as a progressive humanitarian leader, Noam has finally remembered the truth that Lehrer forced him to forget—that Lehrer is responsible for the deadly magic infection that ravaged Carolinia.

Now that Noam remembers the full extent of Lehrer’s crimes, he’s determined to use his influence with Lehrer to bring him down for good. If Lehrer realizes Noam has evaded his control—and that Noam is plotting against him—Noam’s dead. So he must keep playing the role of Lehrer’s protégé until he can steal enough vaccine to stop the virus.

Meanwhile Dara Shirazi returns to Carolinia, his magic stripped by the same vaccine that saved his life. But Dara’s attempts to ally himself with Noam prove that their methods for defeating Lehrer are violently misaligned. Dara fears Noam has only gotten himself more deeply entangled in Lehrer’s web. Sooner or later, playing double agent might cost Noam his life.

Review: I hate when great series end and this was one of them that I’ll definitely miss. The book was absolutely amazing, the characters continued to be well developed and complex, the setting and world building were greater in this one than the previous book, and the story continued to hold my interest. I loved how the author combined two genres to make this incredible series and I loved how the book series also brought in real world issues.

The only issue I had with the book is that it ended (*sad*) and that sometimes the time skips forward and it threw me off a bit. Most of the time it was stated but sometimes it wasn’t.

Verdict: I definitely recommend this series for your quarantine reading!