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The Name of All Things

The Name of All Things

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  • Author：Jenn Lyons
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Summary

Everything epic fantasy should be: rich， cruel， gorgeous， brilliant， enthralling and deeply， deeply satisfying。 I loved it。--Lev Grossman on The Ruin of Kings

You can have everything you want if you sacrifice everything you believe。



Kihrin D'Mon is a wanted man。

Since he destroyed the Stone of Shackles and set demons free across Quur， he has been on the run from the wrath of an entire empire。 His attempt to escape brings him into the path of Janel Theranon， a mysterious Joratese woman who claims to know Kihrin。

Janel's plea for help pits Kihrin against all manner of dangers: a secret rebellion， a dragon capable of destroying an entire city， and Kihrin's old enemy， the wizard Relos Var。

Janel believes that Relos Var possesses one of the most powerful artifacts in the world--the Cornerstone called the Name of All Things。 And if Janel is right， then there may be nothing in the world that can stop Relos Var from getting what he wants。

And what he wants is Kihrin D'Mon。

Jenn Lyons continues the Chorus of Dragons series with The Name of All Things， the epic sequel to The Ruin of Kings

A Chorus of Dragons
1: The Ruin of Kings
2: The Name of All Things
3: The Memory of Souls

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Reviews

Megan ，

I think A Chorus of Dragons could be a new favorite series of mine。 It's right up there with John Gwynne。 This book reminded me so much of The Name of the Wind as it's mainly about a character telling her backstory to our main character while trapped in a tavern。 I loved the insight into the land of Jorat where everyone lives and loves as horses do。 The firebloods are pretty bad ass and the band of misfits are endearing。 But the focus of this story， Janel， she's the quintessential bad ass bitch。 I think A Chorus of Dragons could be a new favorite series of mine。 It's right up there with John Gwynne。 This book reminded me so much of The Name of the Wind as it's mainly about a character telling her backstory to our main character while trapped in a tavern。 I loved the insight into the land of Jorat where everyone lives and loves as horses do。 The firebloods are pretty bad ass and the band of misfits are endearing。 But the focus of this story， Janel， she's the quintessential bad ass bitch。 I loved getting to know her and can't wait to see what her and Kihrin get into in the next book， which is already on my tbr next month。 。。。more

Courtney ，

This was good， but the last one was better！！ It took me a long time to get through， but I do love the characters and the richly detailed plot。 Looking forward to the next one。

J。 Taylor ，

3。5When I heard it was going to back in time from another perspective I worried it wouldn't be so good and I was kinda right。 This did not live up to the first one but I have hope the series will improve。 This book wasn't bad， I really liked it and could not stop reading it but it was a let down。First of all， this book was told over a few hours？ Okay。 They are some fast talking you guys did。 And the way them sitting in the inn taking turns to follow their story， was like but would you really men 3。5When I heard it was going to back in time from another perspective I worried it wouldn't be so good and I was kinda right。 This did not live up to the first one but I have hope the series will improve。 This book wasn't bad， I really liked it and could not stop reading it but it was a let down。First of all， this book was told over a few hours？ Okay。 They are some fast talking you guys did。 And the way them sitting in the inn taking turns to follow their story， was like but would you really mention this much in a retelling of your account of what happened？ It's like let me tell you my story while I add shit I never would ever remember。 Second of all， the horse references have got to stop。 Too many， like got the point from the start， stop。 Like I get it from the start。 And no， this doesn't make your country any less sexist then all the others。 Thirdly， Janal's story is not half as interesting as Khirin's was。 And didn't need all this page time， her story could have been told in a quarter of what it actually was。Fourthly， did not care for the romance which had such a lack of attraction and heat I don't know why it was included。 And they love each other after three days of Janal just telling her story to the dude and then like a couple hours of them fighting together？ Really？ Where was the chemistry， cuz I didn't see none。 Fifthly， this cast of characters just weren't as great as the cast from the first book。 Yes we got some of them in this but it just weren't the same。 Lastly， Janal is our main character and I just found her， alright。 I like the priest but it's still just I like you and that's it。 Also so many times she was too merciful like someone tries to kill her and she then saves their life， so many times I was like leave it， why are you upset over that？ But then she would make such a anti-hero decision， she was a right contradiction at times。 So the sequel， my fave boy is back and I have hope he will deliver。 Also I heard I am finally going to get my ship， kinda。 。。。more

Nicole ，

4 stars

Jennifer Mcpeak ，

Incredibly complicated （I'm listening， not reading）， but original and entertaining。 Incredibly complicated （I'm listening， not reading）， but original and entertaining。 。。。more

Kennie Morrison ，

Aaaaah， I need someone to talk to about this book。 I have so many theories！！！ Pacing was a little better。 Story really kicked off in this book。 Narrative structure worked a lot more here！！ Worth the read！

Nicola ，

DNF My notes show that I enjoyed the first book but the 2 year gap between reading the first book and picking up the second was too long。 I simply don't remember the first book or feel an emotional connection with the characters anymore。 There is sort of a bit of recap worked into the opening chapters of the second book but it's necessary brevity makes it feel overly complex and I could have done it with being presented in more detail by the author （separately） rather than worked into character DNF My notes show that I enjoyed the first book but the 2 year gap between reading the first book and picking up the second was too long。 I simply don't remember the first book or feel an emotional connection with the characters anymore。 There is sort of a bit of recap worked into the opening chapters of the second book but it's necessary brevity makes it feel overly complex and I could have done it with being presented in more detail by the author （separately） rather than worked into character exposition。 。。。more

Malena ，

This book has taught me a lesson on expectations。 I almost DNF’ed it two months ago， at like page 140。 To bridge the time between the book I had read and the book I actually wanted to read arriving， I decided to give this book “one last chance”。 And boy， am I glad I did。 I also want to punch March-me for giving up on this book。 Literally the chapter after the one where I stopped reading was the one where things got real interesting real fast。 Even though I had two important exams and knew very w This book has taught me a lesson on expectations。 I almost DNF’ed it two months ago， at like page 140。 To bridge the time between the book I had read and the book I actually wanted to read arriving， I decided to give this book “one last chance”。 And boy， am I glad I did。 I also want to punch March-me for giving up on this book。 Literally the chapter after the one where I stopped reading was the one where things got real interesting real fast。 Even though I had two important exams and knew very well， that I should be doing school， I then continued to speed through this （rather long） book in a matter of days。 So， to anyone wanting to read this: manage your expectations。This book does not really pick up where Ruin of King left off。 The first 30 or-so pages do， but then the book launches into a story about the main character of this book， Janel Theranon。Does that make the book very different from Ruin of Kings？No， actually。 Despite many people in these reviews saying “it’s not what Ruin of Kings promised，” they fail to see， how much this book is exactly like Ruin of Kings。 After all， we get two different characters narrating the backstory of one of them （yes， in my opinion Qown did just narrate a part of Janels story， he did it from his POV， but Janel was clearly the main character）。 It is even structured so similarly， with the last 100 pages moving the story forward。I think some people forget that Ruin of Kings was literally set in a single day， just like The Name Of All Things was。 The biggest chunk of that book also was just two people narrating the back-story。To summarize: This book covers just about the same time-span as Ruin of Kings did， with the last 100 pages moving the story forward。 Kihrin is not the main character of this book， Janel is。 Kihrin is always there in the beginning of the chapters， to give some commentary or provide context on what he was doing at the time of the part that the others just told him about。Thurvishar is also no longer the one to give foot-notes and all that。 Senera is， which is fun， because she is on the side of Relos Var。Which brings me to the parts I love about this book。Quick overview:1。tTeraeth2。tRepresentation3。tAnnotations4。 Worldbuilding1。 TeraethI originally planned to start off this list by the point that now comes after this one， but I went through my tabs and realized 50% of them were just every scene he was in。 I just， like， really love the dude。 I couldn’t even tell you why。 But Janel calling him “too pretty to kill” after he almost killed her and then putting him in his place by bargaining with his mother for his hand in marriage the way men in other parts of the country did with women？Fucking glorious。Note: Teraeth doesn’t actually appear in here a lot， barely like， 20 pages dispersed throughout the whole book。 Still， he made the list， because reasons。2。 The representationJenn Lyons put a lot of representation in this book， especially queer。 He best thing was， that she did not make a big deal out of it。 Kihrin comes from a region， where people are way more conservative about these things than Janel’s people are。 Still， it isn’t treated like a novelty， it’s actually more like the others treating Kihrin like a child for his conservative world-view， which he slowly deconstructs throughout the book， again， without making a fuss about it。Gender roles （and them being separate from sex） play a big role in Janels home-country， Jorat。 Still， with her gender differing from her sex， she faces prejudices， especially once she leaves the country。That was one of the most interesting parts of the novel。We also have multiple trans side characters， which are casually revealed to be trans mid-book， again without making it a big deal， or the characters’ only personality。We also have queer relationships and characters， one of them actually pretty funny。 （view spoiler）[ Considering Talea， the twin-sister of Morea， someone Kihrin almost slept with， slept with Janel for years。 （hide spoiler）]3。 The Annotations， aka。 Senera being a salty little bitchWhile Thurvishar in the last book was all proper， studious and “lamenting the lack of education in the world，” Senera is just done with everyone’s shit。The Annotations are mainly her making fun of the main-characters for having absolutely no clue what was really going on。 The rest of them is her either making fun of men or telling us about her puppy。 Even though she is on the “bad side” of the war （view spoiler）[though I have to say， I am actually very confused as to what even the sides of this war are and even more so as to what their respective goals are。 I have no idea whether one can trust The Eight Immortals—Actually scrap that， I am positive， there is no one you can trust in this universe （view spoiler）[ looking at you， Qown， I still have no fucking clue what you’re mission this entire time was （hide spoiler）]。 But， you get the gist。 Relos Var has goals far beyond my （and obviously also Kihrins） understanding and I have by now given up on trying to decipher them （hide spoiler）]， I can’t help but like her。 She also titles every chapter， referring back to the time that has passed since the events in the capital， as well as the location of the following excerpt， with the snark increasing with every chapter。Let me give you an example: 32: BY THE SEASIDEJorat Dominion， Quuros Empire。Three days since Kihrin wondered if he could take Gadrith by himself （answer:no） You see what I mean？They made me grin with the beginning of every new chapter。4。 WordbuildingThe Worldbuilding is so incredible and detailed， I would pay all the money in my bank-account to have a look at Lyons notes on Worldbuilding for this series。 I would pay a fortune for a book that simply serves as a detailed explanation of this world， it's laws， customs， species and cultures。Not because it is badly explained in the actual book， but just because I NEED to see， how all the puzzle-pieces fit togetherOverall， this was a really good book， once one got into it。 It doesn’t get the full five stars， because I really love Kihrin and Tereath and there was a distinct lack of them in this book。 Nevertheless， really enjoyable。4/5 Stars 。。。more

Axelle ，

3。75Creative and expansive high fantasy world， a great cast of characters。This time the "past timeline" had more focus than the present （compared to the first book）， and for a good part of the book the past didn't feel really essential， after that the plot picked up， twists， revelations， all the good stuff haha 3。75Creative and expansive high fantasy world， a great cast of characters。This time the "past timeline" had more focus than the present （compared to the first book）， and for a good part of the book the past didn't feel really essential， after that the plot picked up， twists， revelations， all the good stuff haha 。。。more

Emily ，

The complexity and depth of this series is absolutely mind-boggling。 And I absolutely love it。 And I am 200% here for the humor and wit。 And boy do the stakes just keep getting steeper and steeper！ I cannot wait to get to the last two books and find out what happens next。Also， aide note， the opening music for the audiobook？ Absolutely epic。 Kinda want a soundtrack now。

Yasser Maniram ，

Enthralling writing style much like the first with good dialogue between characters。

Nigel P ，

Just brilliant I love this trilogy， struggle to put it down， sneak quick reads whenever I can justify a spare moment （more than I should probably but m getting away with it）。 The story and characters are rich full 3D and interesting， the politics is cruel （pretty normal really）， the magic different and the fighting bloody。 There are also more twists and turns than a twisty turny thing。Gotta read the last instalment……。

Adam Bridley ，

Good book in the series， quite a long read

Christopher Morrow ，

I wanted to like this book， but the uninformed， offensive， and dangerous depiction of transgender people is uninformed， offensive， and dangerous。

Ben ，

enjoyed the story within the story framing。 footnotes were a pain to read on an ebook so I mostly just skipped those。

lauren⚡️ ，

I have never wished for a family tree more

Daniel Garvin Smith ，

Loved the first book， terrible sequelThanks for making this the single worst sequel ever。 Everything from the over-emphasised ideological cheerleading about gender to the snarky dialogue that transforms each character into one giant snarky character。 What a shame！

Christine （myfictionaldays） ，

Sadly this is a no from me。 I gave it a try but I don't see the point in pushing to finish something which I absolutely have no desire to read。 The 2 stars are for the effort of the author， I am sure there are others who will love it but this is just not my cup of tea Sadly this is a no from me。 I gave it a try but I don't see the point in pushing to finish something which I absolutely have no desire to read。 The 2 stars are for the effort of the author， I am sure there are others who will love it but this is just not my cup of tea 。。。more

Kate （BloggingwithDragons） ，

The Name of All Things is the follow up to author Jenn Lyons’s The Ruin of Kings。 Despite finding the previous entry in A Chorus of Dragons incredibly confusing， I still immediately wanted to pick up The Name of All Things。 I found The Name of All Things to be a bit more straightforward than its predecessor， but surprisingly， I didn’t like this novel or how it was told quite as much。 Though I was initially excited to find out more about main character Khirin’s love interest， Janel， I found I The Name of All Things is the follow up to author Jenn Lyons’s The Ruin of Kings。 Despite finding the previous entry in A Chorus of Dragons incredibly confusing， I still immediately wanted to pick up The Name of All Things。 I found The Name of All Things to be a bit more straightforward than its predecessor， but surprisingly， I didn’t like this novel or how it was told quite as much。 Though I was initially excited to find out more about main character Khirin’s love interest， Janel， I found I didn’t care much for her character in reality， nor did I enjoy the constant explanations about her culture。 The Name of All Things follows Janel Theranon and her followers on quite the adventure。 At first I was really excited to meet the badass demon slayer that Khirin met in the afterlife， but I found I didn’t like her very much。 Despite having supernatural strength， fire powers， and amazing battle abilities， I was surprised that I found her to be so bland。 To me， Janel seems selfish， too trusting， proud， and impulsive to me。 I also didn’t like how she was （view spoiler）[ married to both Taereth and Khirin in past lives， setting up a cringey love triangle （should I instead call it a circle since they're all attracted to each other？） 。 This past life memories and resulting instant attraction to the new reincarnations just doesn’t do it for me， and seems like an excuse for characters to skip getting to know each other and developing a bond before feelings。 （hide spoiler）]“No，” said Relos Var。 “Monster is such an easily digestible idea。 Horrible， evil to its core， irredeemable。 If I’m a monster， then anyone who opposes me is by logical deduction a hero， yes？” He leaned over。 “It’s not that simple。" In fact， it feels like Janel has more interaction with people that are not her lovers from past lives。 I really enjoyed her strife ridden relationship with Relos Var。 Honestly， the villainous and immortal Relos Var was the standout of The Name of All Things for me。 I loved seeing how complex his machinations and motivations were， and how it affected not only Janel and Khirin， but the Gods and the rest of the world。 It doesn’t hurt that Relos Var’s true form is a dragon either， and Lyons certainly does a great job giving him a draconic personality， scheming and merciless。 I was beyond excited to see his true dragon form in this novel， let alone his brawl with another all-metal dragon。 I’m even more excited to see what Relos Var is up to in the next entry of the series， The Memory of Souls。 I'm also hoping for a bit of a different storytelling method in the next entry。 Though The Name of All Things definitely makes the narrative easier to follow than Ruin of Kings， which featured three different perspectives of the main character in different time periods， I really didn’t care for how this narrative was told。 In The Name of All Things， Janel and her fellow traveler， Brother Qown， whom she inexplicably calls her best friend， take turns reading from his journal travel log to recount their journey to Khirin。 Not only do I not understand how this man had any time to write anything down， with constant violent upheavals， kidnappings， and more， I quickly grew tired of the countless， “It’s your turn， I’m thirsty” or “I hate this part” remarks， which happen every single time Janel and Qown take turns reading from his journal。  Unlike the previous novel’s interesting way of storytelling， which I found I actually enjoyed， I really found The Name of All Things’s way of telling the story endlessly annoying。 I think it felt forced， like the author wanted to keep her trademark unique storytelling forms at all costs， even if it didn’t work logically。 It seems completely ludicrous that when a mythological beast underneath a lake is about to awaken and to lay waste to an entire city that the major players are just sitting around reading to each other。 This is in comparison to other fantasy stories， like Patrick Rothfuss’s The Name of the Wind， which make the act of a narrator telling a story to an outsider feel natural。 Instead， having Khirin come to a meeting place only for them to read to him what happened to them felt very abnormal and manufactured to me。Her mouth twisted。 “You’re conflating gender with sex。 My sex—my body—is female， yes。 But that’s not my gender。 I’m a stallion。 And stallion is how Joratese society defines our men。 So you’re wrong; I’m most certainly not a woman。” The other thing that I didn’t care for was the constant reiterations of Jorat culture。 In Jorat， which honestly reminds me so much of Game of Thrones’s Dothraki down to the hair styles that signify one’s station in society， gender is not to be confused with sex。 Stallion or mare refers to a person’s role in society， not their sex。 Janel considers herself a stallion， which as she explains to Khirin， means she’s essentially “a female man。” At first I was really intrigued and excited by this society and the way it tossed out our own society’s gender norms， allowing people to have so much freedom of choice and for women especially to be on equal footing as men。 Unfortunately， so much page space was dedicated to this cultural practice， as well as its constructs of thudjae and idorra， that I felt like I was constantly being beaten over the head with it。 I was able to grasp the gender roles the first time it was explained， so constantly reiterating them made me want to groan。 I get it， Jorat culture is different and Janel is special。 Her stallion station in society is not a problem for any of her many love interests， so I wish it would stop being revisited constantly。 "In ancient times， the god-king Khorsal had chosen us to care for his favored children—his firebloods。 When those same firebloods joined humans in overthrowing Khorsal， our relationship had strengthened。 Every Joratese child learns to understand our four-hoofed kindred。" I was much more interested in Jorat’s relationships with firebloods。 I would have gladly traded in the constant diatribes about gender roles for more information on the society of firebloods， intelligent， powerful “not horses” with tiger stripes and a language of their own， that are full citizens with rights of their own。 What is the fireblood society and hierarchy like？ I wanted to know way more about their herds and how the Jorat people learned to communicate with these mythological creatures。 Plus， the fact that Janel has a special bond with a fireblood， Arasgon， was very interesting to me。 But we never learn how her friendship with him was formed except in passing remarks， which state that he has been by her side for a very long time。 He feels like more of a sidekick and plot device than a legendary creature in his own right。  I think it would’ve been more interesting if these firebloods played more of a role in Jorat culture， maybe helping to establish “mare” and “stallions” or something。 Instead， I felt like the firebloods were quite underutilized in a society that supposedly completely revolves around horses。 “Don’t pick a fight with someone who scares gods。 Words to live by。” At least readers were blessed with lots of dragons in this entry instead。 There were also really cool depictions of lost， devious god-kings。 I also absolutely adored seeing Tyentso as Emperor， even if she didn’t show up until the very end of the novel。 Plus， Lyons’s great brand of humor is sprinkled the entire way through the novel， which is always entertaining。 Khirin’s sarcastic comments are really what I live for， and I can only hope that the next novel is narrated by him。 I also really did enjoy seeing events of The Ruin of Kings told from an outsider’s perspective， such as the breaking of the Stone of Shackles， even if the technique of telling it felt stilted to me。 Though I didn’t like The Name of All Things as much as the first entry in A Chorus of Dragons， I am very excited to read the next entry in the series and to see how everything comes together！ bloggingwithdragons。com My Book Review PolicyConnect with Me:| instagram | tumblr | twitter |pinterest | facebook | email |["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]> 。。。more

Soo ，

Notes:3。5 StarsThe POV/time changes are more awkward in this one。 Still love the caper vibe and characters。 Also， I wasn't a fan of the heavy handed social politics that were thrown into the story。 There's a difference between showing a cultural point for a fictional world and then making a point of bringing it up back up with explanations over and over again。 Also， it wasn't done in a clear manner。 So it doesn't seem like the writer completely understood the idea being presented。 Character conf Notes:3。5 StarsThe POV/time changes are more awkward in this one。 Still love the caper vibe and characters。 Also， I wasn't a fan of the heavy handed social politics that were thrown into the story。 There's a difference between showing a cultural point for a fictional world and then making a point of bringing it up back up with explanations over and over again。 Also， it wasn't done in a clear manner。 So it doesn't seem like the writer completely understood the idea being presented。 Character confusion/misunderstanding should not equal to the writer also being the same。 。。。more

Mariya T （msbookworld） ，

Jenn Lyon’s “The Name of All Things” is definitely a book you need to take your time reading。 She creates a very intricate world with numerous characters and unique cultures so it can be a lot to process。 That being said I absolutely loved this book and am enjoying the Chorus of Dragons series as a whole。Having read the first book in the series， “The Ruin of Kings”， I’m starting to see certain patterns that the author follows。 In both books， we have a past and present storyline told by two diffe Jenn Lyon’s “The Name of All Things” is definitely a book you need to take your time reading。 She creates a very intricate world with numerous characters and unique cultures so it can be a lot to process。 That being said I absolutely loved this book and am enjoying the Chorus of Dragons series as a whole。Having read the first book in the series， “The Ruin of Kings”， I’m starting to see certain patterns that the author follows。 In both books， we have a past and present storyline told by two different narrators。 Ultimately， the two stories converge and progress into a “future” storyline。 Also I’ve noticed that the title of each book refers to an item and/or artifact that plays an important role in the story。“The Name of All Things” refers to a stone that can grant the owner the answers to any question they have。 This book is also primarily the story of Janel Danorak， whom Kihrin， as well as the reader， met in the afterlife towards the end of “The Ruin of Kings”。 I found the character intriguing and really enjoyed getting to know her backstory in this book。 Janel and Kihrin come across as the classic case of opposites attract。 Kihirin is a survivor and is often not above shady dealings。 Janel on the other hand values her honor above all else and struggles when it is likely to be compromised。 The two definitely clash and at the same time the sparks are undeniable。Another thing I enjoyed about this story was seeing how the characters in book one are connected with those in book two。 There were definitely a few relationships that I could not have foreseen while I was reading the first book。I also loved how Jenn Lyons presents good and evil as less than clear cut。 Even two books into this series I’m not sure if the main characters are the heroes or the villains of this story。 The same goes for the gods and Relos Var。 While reading this book， I was reminded a lot of the plot twist at the end of season 7 of Game of Thrones。 I found myself wondering if the author is going for something similar here， leading us to believe that the villains are actually the heroes up until the very end of the story。 And speaking of surprises， I did not see that ending coming at all。 Poor Janel is going to be heartbroken when she finds out！ It just goes to show how clever and seductive Relos Var can be。Although I genuinely enjoyed this book， I have two small criticisms。 First， there are a lot of characters to keep track of in this series and I think it would have been helpful to have a character guide somewhere in the book to help refresh one’s memory at times。 Second， I’m not a fan of the Kihrin/Janel/Teraeth love triangle that the author seems to be setting up。 In my opinion， it doesn’t really add anything to the story。Overall， I really enjoyed this book and give it a 5 out of 5。 If you are a fan of Game of Thrones or enjoy a series with a lot of world building， then this is a great book for you。For more of my reviews check out my blog at reviewsbym。com 。。。more

Alison Culhane ，

This book starts up right after TRoK， but this book isn't about Kihrin， its about Janel。 Told in a similar fashion， with a "current" timeframe that is usually just a quick interlude and then we hear Janel's story that was happening at the same time as Kihrin's in TRoK。 This book isn't going to lay it out for what the goals and the objectives of the characters。 For me， that is part of the allure。 This is especially true when you are really not sure who is the "good guys" and who is the "bad guys。 This book starts up right after TRoK， but this book isn't about Kihrin， its about Janel。 Told in a similar fashion， with a "current" timeframe that is usually just a quick interlude and then we hear Janel's story that was happening at the same time as Kihrin's in TRoK。 This book isn't going to lay it out for what the goals and the objectives of the characters。 For me， that is part of the allure。 This is especially true when you are really not sure who is the "good guys" and who is the "bad guys。" I like it。 Does it take getting used to？ Yes。 But I enjoy books that make me think。 。。。more

Emma Spence-Hirst ，

4。5 Holy fuck。

Brooks Davis ，

Just one of the best books I've ever read！ Jenn Lyons has a gift of storytelling， and OMG does she！！！ Again！！！ Just one of the best books I've ever read！ Jenn Lyons has a gift of storytelling， and OMG does she！！！ Again！！！ 。。。more

Tamar ，

3。5Same as the first。 I give up。。。

AJ West ，

Not as good as the first book by far。 Too much gender theory that is too in you face。 The great thing about fantasy and sci fi is that I can "escape into reality" not be bombarded by it。 This book felt like it took every opportunity to bring up principles of gender theory instead of letting it happen naturally。 Not my cup of tea。 Not as good as the first book by far。 Too much gender theory that is too in you face。 The great thing about fantasy and sci fi is that I can "escape into reality" not be bombarded by it。 This book felt like it took every opportunity to bring up principles of gender theory instead of letting it happen naturally。 Not my cup of tea。 。。。more

Rowan ，

6。14 on CAWPILEThis book bored me so much 😭 as much as I did enjoy meeting the new characters， it felt like this book and the first book should have been alternating POVs as everything occurs at the same time as the first book。I also did not ship the couple at all。。。 They'd met for a couple of hours and flirted for a bit and then suddenly they were kissing？ I felt no sexual tension or intrigue， and coming off the back of reading From Blood and Ash where the tension is *chefs kiss* this just real 6。14 on CAWPILEThis book bored me so much 😭 as much as I did enjoy meeting the new characters， it felt like this book and the first book should have been alternating POVs as everything occurs at the same time as the first book。I also did not ship the couple at all。。。 They'd met for a couple of hours and flirted for a bit and then suddenly they were kissing？ I felt no sexual tension or intrigue， and coming off the back of reading From Blood and Ash where the tension is *chefs kiss* this just really fell flat for me。It's a very low 3/high 2 star for me。 I'm not sure if I'm going to continue the series as I'm not really interested in the villain or any of the big scope plot stuff going on。 Overall I'm pretty disappointed as the first book I thought started out well。 。。。more

Mari ，

The first book was good but chaothic。 This book was also good and a little less chaothic。 But like， this entire series exhudes queer disaster energy， so maybe that's why I connect with it。 Anyway， some thoughts: this book somehow still feels like an introduction to the series， so this series is at least two books of set up。 And the first one is a mess and very difficult to follow， which is something that may turn off many people and I don´t blame them， it would definitely turn me off if I didn´t The first book was good but chaothic。 This book was also good and a little less chaothic。 But like， this entire series exhudes queer disaster energy， so maybe that's why I connect with it。 Anyway， some thoughts: this book somehow still feels like an introduction to the series， so this series is at least two books of set up。 And the first one is a mess and very difficult to follow， which is something that may turn off many people and I don´t blame them， it would definitely turn me off if I didn´t have this feeling about the feeling。 What I mean by that is that sometimes I see a book and I immediately get the feeling that it will be a favorite or at least a very close feeling。 And this series gave me the feeling even though most of the reviews I encountered were like "STAY AWAY"。 But I just KNOW every dull moment will eventually pay of， because even though this book isn´t a favorite and I still have some problems with it， I´m enjoying the journey a lot。 Jenn Lyons has created a fantastic world， with fantastic characters and a very complex plot， and this series is her DEBUT。 She already solved so many structural problems in this book， she already developed the characters so much better， she had an enormous amount of groth in only two books and I´m just thinking how good the third one is going to be and it's all worth it。 I just know it， she has the potential and the talent， she just needs to find her flow， and she´s so close。 Any way， this is a mess， and I´m writing it just so whenever this series is done I can say I called it or laugh at myself for bring a fool。Very good， would probably recommend， but also maybe don´t read this series if you don´t like being confused， having to remember a shit ton of names， a slow pace and just a lot of chaos。 。。。more

Vanessa R ，

Uhhggg I hate to do this but this one I had to DNF 50% the way through （ btw this is a big ass book）I just could not stay invested anymore！！！ I already struggled with book one but still enjoyed the story。 Book two I could not make myself give a f**k and I’m so sad。 Maybe one day I’ll take another stab at these books。 But I’m one who believes in enjoying the book and not forcing myself to finish it。

Wuschel Yvo ，

So ewig lang die Rezension zum ersten Band war， so kurz kann ich mich hier fassen。 Da mir wieder Angst und Bange war vor den ganzen Fußnoten， entschloss ich mich dieses Mal gleich dazu zum Hörbuch zu greifen。 Tja， es gab keine Fußnoten。 Es war nicht ganz so verwirrend。 Ich hätte es lesen können。 Doch ich will mich gar nicht beschweren， denn ich habe es gern gehört。 Viel lieber als den ersten Band， wenngleich die ganzen Charaktere einfach krass sind。 Ich will wirklich nicht wissen wie lange die A So ewig lang die Rezension zum ersten Band war， so kurz kann ich mich hier fassen。 Da mir wieder Angst und Bange war vor den ganzen Fußnoten， entschloss ich mich dieses Mal gleich dazu zum Hörbuch zu greifen。 Tja， es gab keine Fußnoten。 Es war nicht ganz so verwirrend。 Ich hätte es lesen können。 Doch ich will mich gar nicht beschweren， denn ich habe es gern gehört。 Viel lieber als den ersten Band， wenngleich die ganzen Charaktere einfach krass sind。 Ich will wirklich nicht wissen wie lange die Autorin allein an der Ausarbeitung dieser Welt， ihren Gepflogenheiten und den einzelnen Charakteren saß。 Bewundernswert。 Und es kommt mit jedem Band etwas neues dazu。 Das muss man sich einfach mal vorstellen。 Okay， ich schweife ab。 Warum mehrere Sprecher erwähnt werden verstehe ich nicht ganz， weil es gefühlt nur einer war， aber gut。 Der Verlag wird wissen was er tut。 Kurz zur Geschichte， denn davon verrät der Klappentext nicht wirklich viel。 In diesem zweiten Band treffen wir die ominöse rotäugige Dame wieder， welcher Kihrin in der Nachwelt über den Weg lief und direkt mal， gemeinsam mit ihr， einen Drachen tötete。 Ich glaube es war ein Drache。 Und bei diesem Wiedersehen erzählt sie ihre Geschichte。 Da einer allein aber natürlich nicht erzählen kann - wo kämen wir denn da hin？ - wird sie von ihrem treuen Weggefährten Bruder Quaun unterstützt。 Da er aus der Sicht des Erzählers berichtet und sie einfach drauf los quatscht kann man die Stränge immer sehr gut unterscheiden。 Wie schon im Vorgängerband erreicht man irgendwann die Gegenwart und die Geschichte nimmt ihren Lauf。 Während ich nach dem ersten Band ja noch sehr kritisch war ob die ich die Reihe weiter verfolgen möchte， bin ich nun davon überzeugt， dass gerne bald der dritte Teil das Licht der Welt erblicken darf。 Wer auf komplexe Geschichten steht ist hier definitiv gut bedient。 Zudem finde ich es absolut spannend， wie die Autorin diverse Genderthemen aufgreift。 Oder auch Dinge wie die Stellung der Frau。 Sicher könnte man hier dann auch das eine oder andere kritisch sehen， da es Völker gibt， wo diese eben nur zum Gebären der Kinder dienen， aber das ist dann eben so - und wer sagt， dass es ewig so bleiben wird？ Zudem lernt man wieder neue Völker kennen und trifft alte Bekannte。 An Spannung und Abenteuer wird nicht gespart。 Es macht einfach wieder richtig Spaß in diese Geschichte abzutauchen。 Das mit dem kurz hat dann wohl nicht so gut funktioniert。 Also kurz und knapp: Bleibt an der Reihe， denn es lohnt sich！ Fazit:Eine gelungene Forstsetzung mit klarer Steigerung。 Absolut zu empfehlen。 。。。more

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