The Providence of Fire
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- Author：Brian Staveley
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Summary
Brian Staveley's Providence of Fire， the second novel in the Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne， a gripping new epic fantasy series in the tradition of Brandon Sanderson and George R。 R。 Martin。
The conspiracy to destroy the ruling family of the Annurian Empire is far from over。
Having learned the identity of her father's assassin， Adare flees the Dawn Palace is search of allies to challenge the coup against her family。 Few trust her， but when she is believed to be touched by Intarra， patron goddess of the empire， the people rally to help her retake the capital city。 As armies prepare to clash， the threat of invasion from barbarian hordes compels the rival forces to unite against their common enemy。
Unknown to Adare， her brother Valyn， renegade member of the empire's most elite fighting force， has allied with the invading nomads。 The terrible choices each of them has made may make war between them inevitable。
Between Valyn and Adare is their brother Kaden， rightful heir to the Unhewn Throne， who has infiltrated the Annurian capital with the help of two strange companions。 The knowledge they possess of the secret history that shapes these events could save Annur or destroy it。
The conspiracy to destroy the ruling family of the Annurian Empire is far from over。
Having learned the identity of her father's assassin， Adare flees the Dawn Palace is search of allies to challenge the coup against her family。 Few trust her， but when she is believed to be touched by Intarra， patron goddess of the empire， the people rally to help her retake the capital city。 As armies prepare to clash， the threat of invasion from barbarian hordes compels the rival forces to unite against their common enemy。
Unknown to Adare， her brother Valyn， renegade member of the empire's most elite fighting force， has allied with the invading nomads。 The terrible choices each of them has made may make war between them inevitable。
Between Valyn and Adare is their brother Kaden， rightful heir to the Unhewn Throne， who has infiltrated the Annurian capital with the help of two strange companions。 The knowledge they possess of the secret history that shapes these events could save Annur or destroy it。
Reviews
thaís
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Abandonei。 Os personagens não param de tomar decisões que não condizem com a construção deles， com objetivo de progredir um plot que glorifica violência gratuita。 Como eu odeio grimdark。 （o plot dos “selvagens” que glorificam a dor literalmente me deu ânsia de vômito， por deus。）
Whitney Jamimah
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"It’s built into the job。 Bakers have flour， fishermen have nets， and leaders have lies。"Another installment that knocked it all the way out of the park。 As I said in my last review， I was a little bit scared that I wouldn't love this installment as much because we'd be leaving the school atmosphere but leaving the schools didn't change my love for this story， thankfully。 We continue to follow our three siblings as they maneuver through their circumstances and interpretations of the political ma "It’s built into the job。 Bakers have flour， fishermen have nets， and leaders have lies。"Another installment that knocked it all the way out of the park。 As I said in my last review， I was a little bit scared that I wouldn't love this installment as much because we'd be leaving the school atmosphere but leaving the schools didn't change my love for this story， thankfully。 We continue to follow our three siblings as they maneuver through their circumstances and interpretations of the political maze that has become life after the death of their father， the Annurian Emperor。 For me， there continues to be the perfect mix of great， forward moving plot and characterization。 There was a splendid amount of revelations throughout and steady plot building which made sure nothing felt stale。 It seems like books are either plot driven or character driven but this series really is a beautiful mix of both。 The characters continue to amaze me， especially the female characters。 In this series most of the females are more capable than the males but they still feel real and authentic。 I feel such a connection to Gwenna because of this。 My favorite character at the moment is Valyn。 To me， he has the most depth， internal struggle and I see the most potential for growth from him。 That is not to say that I don't love the rest of the siblings but my heart resonates the most with Valyn。 I am trying not to be mad at Adare because I have a feeling that everything in her story line is going to "come together" but I'm still low key irritated with her right now。 Since I'm going on about the sibling trio， let's talk about Kaden too。 He is for sure the smartest in my opinion， I am really enjoying his POV too， especially the side characters that he was hanging out with in this installment。 I think his thread is going to lead us to the most reveals about the lore and I am all the way here for that too。 I love how the lore was bubbling just below the surface of this whole installment just begging to be let out。 This series feel so underrated to me。 This is SUCH a good fantasy series with tons of unique setting， magic， characters and devices and I just can't understand why more people are not and have not talked about it。 To me， this series feels in the vein of a Mistborn where it's like everyone should read it。 This series should be like a "right of passage" series honestly。 I am trying to get as many people as I can to read this because it is so worth it。Providence of Fire ended with so many pieces in motion， I wouldn't necessarily call it a cliff hanger but I am very eager to immerse myself in the final book of the trilogy and start working out all the mysteries that Staveley has built up in the first two books and I think I would have been freaking out over that ending if I was reading this before The Last Mortal Bond was available。 Hallelujah that we have the long Memorial Day weekend coming up so I can hopefully tear through this last book before starting book 4 of Malazan on 5/1 with the rest of the war band。 。。。more
Dustin
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These books have super interesting concepts and world-building， and I like the story， but I haven't been truly drawn in like I have with my other favorite series， and I think it's because the protagonists aren't competent。 I don't need them to be super human， but they all make （what seem to me to be） ridiculous mistakes and the one who has been trained to be a badass soldier/assassin hasn't won a fight the entire series！ There's so many cool elements here， I just haven't felt like it's coalesced These books have super interesting concepts and world-building， and I like the story， but I haven't been truly drawn in like I have with my other favorite series， and I think it's because the protagonists aren't competent。 I don't need them to be super human， but they all make （what seem to me to be） ridiculous mistakes and the one who has been trained to be a badass soldier/assassin hasn't won a fight the entire series！ There's so many cool elements here， I just haven't felt like it's coalesced into a complete story。 That said， I'm going to read the final book in the trilogy， and I'm hopeful that he'll be able to tie it all together into a satisfying conclusion。 。。。more
Chase
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Fantastic world building complimented by exceptional character development。 As the 2nd book in the series it really needed to build upon the three main characters without making you wish you were only reading one POV and it accomplished that beautifully。 Along with the three primary POVs this book also offers another POV provided by Gwenna which is a massive bonus。 I didn’t find any moment of boredom while reading this book and was constantly wanting to read another chapter。 My only gripe with t Fantastic world building complimented by exceptional character development。 As the 2nd book in the series it really needed to build upon the three main characters without making you wish you were only reading one POV and it accomplished that beautifully。 Along with the three primary POVs this book also offers another POV provided by Gwenna which is a massive bonus。 I didn’t find any moment of boredom while reading this book and was constantly wanting to read another chapter。 My only gripe with this book is once again with Adare， her character development is quite frustrating， but I honestly believe this is by design。 With that said I still believe this book is 5/5 and I’m looking forward to book three。 。。。more
Conor MacGabhann
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Need More Valyn
Allyse
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Good but long。 Adare is the worst
Roham soltani
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 یه کوچولو اسپویل。。。。。。。。。。عالی بود یه داستان جذاب و دوستداشتنی مثل کتاب اول。 و حالا به خوندن این کتاب خیلی مشتاق برای خوندن کتاب بعدی هستم。دنیایی که برایان ساخته پیچیده و راز آلود با خوندن کتاب اول عاشق داستان و ایدهش شدم。به شخصیت ها به خوبی پرداخته شده و غیرقابل پیشبینی هستند。فرضیه هایی از نژادی بدون احساس که یک جورایی جاودانن و در حال آزمایش روی انسانها هستند تا بتونن اونها رو که به قول خودشون خدایان مسموم کرده بودند را اصلاح کنند。 در آخر متوجه میشن که میشه حتی خدایان رو هم کشت و در آخر ج یه کوچولو اسپویل。。。。。。。。。。عالی بود یه داستان جذاب و دوستداشتنی مثل کتاب اول。 و حالا به خوندن این کتاب خیلی مشتاق برای خوندن کتاب بعدی هستم。دنیایی که برایان ساخته پیچیده و راز آلود با خوندن کتاب اول عاشق داستان و ایدهش شدم。به شخصیت ها به خوبی پرداخته شده و غیرقابل پیشبینی هستند。فرضیه هایی از نژادی بدون احساس که یک جورایی جاودانن و در حال آزمایش روی انسانها هستند تا بتونن اونها رو که به قول خودشون خدایان مسموم کرده بودند را اصلاح کنند。 در آخر متوجه میشن که میشه حتی خدایان رو هم کشت و در آخر جنگ سر عشق و درد سر میگیره。تعداد کمی از شخصیتها پیر و خردمند هستند。 که از دسیسههایی که برایشان ایجاد شده آگاهند این ظرافت بر کیفیت کتاب تاثیر بسزایی گذاشته است。 این کتاب رو به دوستان عزیزم که علاقه به داستانهای خیال و وهم خوب و جذاب هستند پیشنهاد میکنم。 。。。more
Rob Haug
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Really enjoying this series。 Appropriate for fans of George R。R。 Martin
Joseph
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Amazing sequel to the first。 Much faster paced。
Jessica
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I LOVE this series！ ♡
Yasin Karami
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دنیای خیلی بزرگی داره و پره از شخصیت های منحصر به فرد。 عناصر فانتزی ای که توی این کتاب استفاده شده رو میتونم بگم تو هیچ کتاب دیگه ای ندیده بودم。 نویسنده دنیای خیلی خوب و پر جزییاتی خلق کرده و به همه چیز به خوبی پرداخته شده。هرچند کتاب اول رو خیلی بیشتر دوست داشتم، ناگفته نماند که از این هم لذت بردم。 دلیل اینکه یه ستاره کمتر دادم اینه که نویسنده یکی دوتا از شخصیت ها رو یه جوری کشت انگار که جلوی دست و پاش رو گرفته بودن و معقولانه نبود اینطوری دفتر زندگیشون رو ببنده。 یکی دیگه هم اینکه چند تا از شخصی دنیای خیلی بزرگی داره و پره از شخصیت های منحصر به فرد。 عناصر فانتزی ای که توی این کتاب استفاده شده رو میتونم بگم تو هیچ کتاب دیگه ای ندیده بودم。 نویسنده دنیای خیلی خوب و پر جزییاتی خلق کرده و به همه چیز به خوبی پرداخته شده。هرچند کتاب اول رو خیلی بیشتر دوست داشتم، ناگفته نماند که از این هم لذت بردم。 دلیل اینکه یه ستاره کمتر دادم اینه که نویسنده یکی دوتا از شخصیت ها رو یه جوری کشت انگار که جلوی دست و پاش رو گرفته بودن و معقولانه نبود اینطوری دفتر زندگیشون رو ببنده。 یکی دیگه هم اینکه چند تا از شخصیت ها（مثلا ولین） یه دفعه تغییر پیدا کردن و اون طوری که قبلا بودن،حرف نمیزدن و رفتارشون متفاوت بود。 نبرد های آخر کتاب هم برای من گنگ بود یکم،و اینو میدونم که از ترجمه نبود و از خود نویسنده بود。 。。。more
Tim
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A significant improvement from book # （Emperor’s Blades）。 This book still has a ton of flaws。The world building is better established and connected to the story in this installment （and is probably the best part of the book for me）。 Unlike the first book， I actually care when I learn of the history of humans and their gods and ancient enemies。Character motivation is where this book falls completely flat。 Many characters make choices that are utterly ridiculous and make no sense/are extremely poo A significant improvement from book # （Emperor’s Blades）。 This book still has a ton of flaws。The world building is better established and connected to the story in this installment （and is probably the best part of the book for me）。 Unlike the first book， I actually care when I learn of the history of humans and their gods and ancient enemies。Character motivation is where this book falls completely flat。 Many characters make choices that are utterly ridiculous and make no sense/are extremely poorly explained。 It pulled me out of the narrative and had me saying “huh？” Multiple times while reading。 I don’t mind anachronisms some reviewers have complained of。 What I mind is when I can’t believable rationalize a character’s actions， and that happens multiple times throughout the book （and no， it isn’t just characters who don’t have all the info doing things as a result of that lack of info。。。 even with the info characters have， their actions seem really， really stupid， and sometimes completely out of character）。 Another thing this book has going for it that Blades didn’t is plot。 This time around， I actually cared about what was happening and how things would resolve， so that’s a huge plus。Overall， this is a solid fantasy read， but it doesn’t approach some of the greats of the genre。 。。。more
RecursiveHaiku
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4。5/5
Leslie Arca
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4。5 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Esmay Rosalyne
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4。5 stars
Julka
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* 3。75 *Znów miałam problem mniej więcej w połowie książki。 Nie wiem czy mnie przytłoczyła czy znużyła， ale miałam moment zwątpienia。 Druga połowa była genialna。 Przez ostatnie 200 stron wręcz płynęłam。 Trochę bardziej brutalna niż cześć pierwsza， więcej mamy tutaj zawiłości， więcej wątków， wszystko się rozbudowuje。 Więcej aspektów politycznych。 Dowiadujemy się trochę o krwiopijcach， o bogach， innych plemionach。 Po pierwszym tomie miałam swoje ulubione postacie i te， których nienawidziłam。 Zaczy * 3。75 *Znów miałam problem mniej więcej w połowie książki。 Nie wiem czy mnie przytłoczyła czy znużyła， ale miałam moment zwątpienia。 Druga połowa była genialna。 Przez ostatnie 200 stron wręcz płynęłam。 Trochę bardziej brutalna niż cześć pierwsza， więcej mamy tutaj zawiłości， więcej wątków， wszystko się rozbudowuje。 Więcej aspektów politycznych。 Dowiadujemy się trochę o krwiopijcach， o bogach， innych plemionach。 Po pierwszym tomie miałam swoje ulubione postacie i te， których nienawidziłam。 Zaczynając cześć drugą byłam przekonana， że moje uczucia do bohaterów się nie zmienią。 A jednak。。。 Autor tak potrafi nagmatwać， że głowa mała。 Teraz nie mam zaufania do nikogo。 Nie mam zielonego pojęcia kto jest dobry， a kto zły。 Kto chce kogo zabić， kto kogo kocha。。。 Wszystko obrócił się o 180°。 Mam nadzieję， że ostatni tom rozwali system i wyjaśni wszystko， doprowadzi historie do końca i że będę ustaysfakcjonowana。 To jest naprawdę dobra seria， ma potencjał， ale wszystko zostanie rozstrzygnięte wraz z ostatnią książką。 Akcji jest sporo， ale mamy momenty wytchnienia。 Podoba mi się język jakim posługuje się autor， jego opisy i zdania wielokrotnie złożone。。。 Niestety， czyta mi się to dość wolno。 。。。more
Carter
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It's too late for thoughts， but I can't get over how much I love these books。 This one was even better than the first， and I can't wait to jump into the next one。 Brian Staveley's prose is insanely beautiful。 It's too late for thoughts， but I can't get over how much I love these books。 This one was even better than the first， and I can't wait to jump into the next one。 Brian Staveley's prose is insanely beautiful。 。。。more
Ali Book World
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ای کاش میتونستم بیشتر از پنج امتیاز به این کتاب بدم。فوق العاده بود。。。هرچقدر که گفتم "شمشیرهای امپراتور" عالیه، باید بگم که "رهروان آتش" صد پله عالیتر و برتر بود。اصلا نمیشه محشر بودن این جلد （ در کل، این مجموعه ） رو وصف کرد، باید بخونید تا ببینید به چه اثر فاخری بیتوجه بودید。جلد دوم از مجموعه سریر سنگی واقعا سنگین بود。 حدود هفتصد و ده صفحه。。！！ اما اینقدر روون و جذاب نوشته شده که اصلا متوجه نشدم چجوری تمام شد。 حدود سیصد صفحهی اولش آروم آروم پیش میره اما حوصله سر بر نیست。 ولی نیمه دومش دیگه جا ب ای کاش میتونستم بیشتر از پنج امتیاز به این کتاب بدم。فوق العاده بود。。。هرچقدر که گفتم "شمشیرهای امپراتور" عالیه، باید بگم که "رهروان آتش" صد پله عالیتر و برتر بود。اصلا نمیشه محشر بودن این جلد （ در کل، این مجموعه ） رو وصف کرد، باید بخونید تا ببینید به چه اثر فاخری بیتوجه بودید。جلد دوم از مجموعه سریر سنگی واقعا سنگین بود。 حدود هفتصد و ده صفحه。。！！ اما اینقدر روون و جذاب نوشته شده که اصلا متوجه نشدم چجوری تمام شد。 حدود سیصد صفحهی اولش آروم آروم پیش میره اما حوصله سر بر نیست。 ولی نیمه دومش دیگه جا برای نفس کشیدن نمیذاره。 اتفاقات پشت سرهم رخ میدن، اصلا دهنم باز مونده بود。。。。 پایانشم که نگم براتون، به شکل عجیبی معرکه بود، به جرات میتونم بگم یکی برترین پایان های یک جلد از یک مجموعه مال همین کتابه。خب، یک نکتهی منفی برای کتاب اول گفته بودم که "فصلهای مربوط به اِدیر و وقایع پایتخت خیلی کم بودند" که خداروشکر توی این جلد جبران شد。نویسنده با روح و روان مخاطبش بازی میکنه، اولش کاری میکنه از یک شخصیت بینهایت خوشت بیاد بعدش کاملا تخریب شخصیتیش میکنه😂 که این مورد برای من در مورد اِدیر رخ داد。 الان من نمیدونم کدوم شخصیت رو دوست داشته باشم، سر ده راهی گیر کردم。 میترسم از یکی خوشم بیاد بعدا گند بخوره توش، از طرفی هم میترسم نویسنده جان بزنه اون شخص رو بُکُشه！。。 （بله، این نویسنده از کشتن شخصیتها ترسی نداره، حتی کاراکترهای اصلی）نمیخوام زیاد صحبت بکنم ولی اینم اضافه کنم که:" بابا عجب دنیایی خلق کردی آخه برایان جان😂✌😎 عجب شخصیت پردازی محشری و ایول به ایدهی فوقالعاده و خلاقانهات " 。。。more
Ranjeev Kirupairajah
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Unfortunately， I will not be continuing with this series。 the plot is decent but this was such a struggle to get through due to the very slow pacing and I just wasn't able to connect with the characters as much I liked to。 this is just how I felt。 There are amazing reviews for this series across the board; it just wasn't for me。 Unfortunately， I will not be continuing with this series。 the plot is decent but this was such a struggle to get through due to the very slow pacing and I just wasn't able to connect with the characters as much I liked to。 this is just how I felt。 There are amazing reviews for this series across the board; it just wasn't for me。 。。。more
Brian
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Good series。。 good story。。
Rongrong
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Some surprises and many bad things harumph。 Some characters are still annoyingly susceptible to manipulation by others。 Pyrre is a cool constant。
Thomas Stacey
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3。5 stars。 3 for the first half， and 4 for the last 200 pages or so。 It looks like I’m in the minority when I say that I preferred the first book to this offering - not to say that Providence isn’t a solid read - the Emperor’s Blades was just such a strong start to the series， and Providence faltered for a while in the middle。 The poor judgement and treacherous nature of one of our main characters left me absolutely seething in the end - I’ll certainly be reading on in the hopes that they get th 3。5 stars。 3 for the first half， and 4 for the last 200 pages or so。 It looks like I’m in the minority when I say that I preferred the first book to this offering - not to say that Providence isn’t a solid read - the Emperor’s Blades was just such a strong start to the series， and Providence faltered for a while in the middle。 The poor judgement and treacherous nature of one of our main characters left me absolutely seething in the end - I’ll certainly be reading on in the hopes that they get their comeuppance in the final instalment。 。。。more
Kayleigh
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3。5 stars
Lex
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Good but not as good as the first one。
Kelli
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This was shaping up to be about the same level of quality as the first book （which I gave four stars to）， but as I neared the end it got more and more frustrating and the ending itself is bullshit。
Marut
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Adare is still alive but she's dumb as f*ck now。 My only issue with this one。 Adare is still alive but she's dumb as f*ck now。 My only issue with this one。 。。。more
Kyle Pemberton
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Starts slow but picks up and improves towards the middle/end of the story。 The character work is definitely improved in this book over previous works。 It still has some of the same problems that the previous; Female characters acting excessively irrational （This is a big problem with Adea and Gwenna）， Characters being unaffected by things that should scar them （Triste not being mad at Caden after being tortured due to his decisions） and at times overly focusing on scale opposed to detail。 But th Starts slow but picks up and improves towards the middle/end of the story。 The character work is definitely improved in this book over previous works。 It still has some of the same problems that the previous; Female characters acting excessively irrational （This is a big problem with Adea and Gwenna）， Characters being unaffected by things that should scar them （Triste not being mad at Caden after being tortured due to his decisions） and at times overly focusing on scale opposed to detail。 But there are a lot of positives that this book offers the reader。 Interesting political intrigue， believable plots and betrayals and interesting setting/worldbuilding on a scale rarely seen before。7/10 。。。more
Ninosy （Wonder Woman）
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The book was ok but I was kinda bored just reading to find out if it gets any better I eventually dropped it at 75%
James Gartner
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The second book in the Chronicles of the Unhewn Throne is a great book--but one I ultimately found less enjoyable than it's predecessor。 The characters are all brilliantly written， their struggles feel real and relatable。 Kaden improved so much in this novel。 The first story was spent with him learning all these seemingly-pointless techniques of the Shin monks--but here we are shown how powerful， how important， these techniques are。 They have the ability to change the entire world。 Accompanying The second book in the Chronicles of the Unhewn Throne is a great book--but one I ultimately found less enjoyable than it's predecessor。 The characters are all brilliantly written， their struggles feel real and relatable。 Kaden improved so much in this novel。 The first story was spent with him learning all these seemingly-pointless techniques of the Shin monks--but here we are shown how powerful， how important， these techniques are。 They have the ability to change the entire world。 Accompanying him throughout this journey are his mentor and defender， Rampuri Tan， and Triste， both of whom are interesting and who seem to represent two different sides of Kaden's own self that constantly conflict--the emotional and the logical。 Valyn's journey in this novel is brutal。 Much of it comes at the cost of his own decisions--he is the new leader of a Wing that is put in a lot of compromising positions。 The combat in his scenes--along with Gwenna's--are some of the most interesting in the book。 To compare two elite soldiers differing perspectives on things is a very cool addition to the book。 Now we get to the part that makes this review a 4/5。 Adare。 Her decisions are terrible; and while not everyone in life makes fantastic life choices you would really hope she would choose some options that are clearly far easier instead of choosing the complex， risky plans every single time。 If you are like me， then you will be extremely frustrated by her continuously stupid decisions。 All of it is driven by her self-righteousness and egoism。 She thinks she can keep doing more than she can， and keeps failing to really make herself into a strong character。 While everyone else in this book struggles to grow， Adare's development is basically locked into a self-defeating loop。 Overall the book is excellent。 The two brothers Kaden and Valyn are incredibly fun to read， and exploring the world through their eyes is a ton of fun。 While Adare is lacking， Gwenna's perspective really adds a lot to the novel in terms of good female points of view。 。。。more
jess
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Most of it lacked compared to the whimsy of the first。 Last 10% was great， wish it had been more like it in the previous 90。 I missed any development from Pyrre， Kiel and Nira。 Still a good trilogy so far！
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