Untethered
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Summary
Although King Atháren's sister， Jennesara， saved Hálendi from the Gray Mage， the reprieve came at a steep price--the life of their father。 Now Ren rules over a divided kingdom， with some who want him dead， and a Medallion that warns of worse trouble brewing in the south。
As second born， Princess Chiara is the perfect Turian royal--perfectly invisible。 She longs to help restore peace on the Plateau， but with no magic and no fighting skills， she doesn't stand a chance against a mage。 So when a member of the Turian royal family goes missing and Chiara finds a clue about the rumored resting place of the mages' long-lost artifacts， she decides it's time to be seen。
As Ren's and Chiara's paths cross， they find the depth of the mages' hold on the Plateau is more powerful than anyone suspected， and that they must learn to trust themselves， and each other， before the mages retrieve their artifacts and become too powerful to ever defeat。
For fans of Sorcery of Thorns and Furyborn comes the thrilling sequel to Shielded about a world in a deadly magical war and the newly crowned king and feisty princess who must defeat the deadliest of foes before there's nothing left to save。
As second born， Princess Chiara is the perfect Turian royal--perfectly invisible。 She longs to help restore peace on the Plateau， but with no magic and no fighting skills， she doesn't stand a chance against a mage。 So when a member of the Turian royal family goes missing and Chiara finds a clue about the rumored resting place of the mages' long-lost artifacts， she decides it's time to be seen。
As Ren's and Chiara's paths cross， they find the depth of the mages' hold on the Plateau is more powerful than anyone suspected， and that they must learn to trust themselves， and each other， before the mages retrieve their artifacts and become too powerful to ever defeat。
For fans of Sorcery of Thorns and Furyborn comes the thrilling sequel to Shielded about a world in a deadly magical war and the newly crowned king and feisty princess who must defeat the deadliest of foes before there's nothing left to save。
Reviews
Khushi Niranjan
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I am very honestly giving this three stars even though I am tempted to give it 4， but I really want to be honest with it。 It's good， but not amazing。To people who are wanting to read this book for Jenzo， let me warn you this doesn't have an ounce of them， Jenzo closed the shutter in the last book， for Chiara and Ren in this。 But nope， not the romance between Chiara and Ren， the "chemistry。"But that doesn't mean you should not read this book， it's a sequel and the story will be incomplete， just。。 I am very honestly giving this three stars even though I am tempted to give it 4， but I really want to be honest with it。 It's good， but not amazing。To people who are wanting to read this book for Jenzo， let me warn you this doesn't have an ounce of them， Jenzo closed the shutter in the last book， for Chiara and Ren in this。 But nope， not the romance between Chiara and Ren， the "chemistry。"But that doesn't mean you should not read this book， it's a sequel and the story will be incomplete， just。。。 don't get your hopes up。I really wished the author continued Jenna's pov， I think a lot more people would have liked it better。Also， I do not get why YA authors do this， they make teenagers seem like stubborn babies while eight-year-olds as the smartest kids on the block， PLEASE， get your sense of age maturity right。The first half was tbh really boring， but it sort of picks up pace halfway through but the finale is worth it， so don't be hesitant to read it if you have read Shielded。To sum it up， compared to the first book， this was just okay。 。。。more
Wonkyjaw
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Oof。 I liked this book for the first half and then it just。 Kept。 Going。 The characters were so， so slow and just nowhere near as interesting as they’d been in the first book。 I don’t mind Ren and Chiara， but they were both so self-deprecating that it got annoying pretty early on and just never stopped。 The whole villain scenario was somehow both overly complicated and generic feeling at the same time and the end was just… so much。 Too much。 Like， I appreciate characters failing every now and ag Oof。 I liked this book for the first half and then it just。 Kept。 Going。 The characters were so， so slow and just nowhere near as interesting as they’d been in the first book。 I don’t mind Ren and Chiara， but they were both so self-deprecating that it got annoying pretty early on and just never stopped。 The whole villain scenario was somehow both overly complicated and generic feeling at the same time and the end was just… so much。 Too much。 Like， I appreciate characters failing every now and again but when you fail your way to what basically feels like a deus ex machina it just doesn’t work。 Then again I got bored and skimmed the last 100 or so pages of the book so maybe I just missed something good。 。。。more
Grace
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This sequel is soooo good。 It’s like not better than the first one but it’s not worse ya know？ it just sort of has the same excitement and adventure with a sort of whole new story line too so it’s not boring。 i definitely think it could have been better but i still love it 😊
Cristina
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rating is probs 3。5idk man。 i really enjoyed the story and loved that we got both ren's and chiara's POV， but it did not give me the same amount of warmth and comfort than shielded did。 it fell a bit flat。 However i adore chiara and im so happy she got to grow and figure out where the black library is but apart from that we didnt see much initiative。Chiara and ren have very little chemistry it fell flat。 the villains became very cartoon-like which was kind of annoying， because they were like: "o rating is probs 3。5idk man。 i really enjoyed the story and loved that we got both ren's and chiara's POV， but it did not give me the same amount of warmth and comfort than shielded did。 it fell a bit flat。 However i adore chiara and im so happy she got to grow and figure out where the black library is but apart from that we didnt see much initiative。Chiara and ren have very little chemistry it fell flat。 the villains became very cartoon-like which was kind of annoying， because they were like: "oh YOU'RE gonna defeat ME？ "i would have preferred following the story of the queen amassiung the troops and invading Riiga 。。。more
Jennifer
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I just only liked this book。 The series started out fun and then the ending fell flat。 One day will find the prefect ending to a series
Christina London
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AmazingThis was such a good read！There were so many surprises and so much action that I was always on the edge of my seat。 I am so glad that I got to see the characters and relationships grow！ It was such a great story that reflected themes of trust， second chances， and choosing to be who you want to be。 I cried at the end because it was so beautiful。 Ren， Jenna， and the others have the odds against them and face impossible tasks， but they face each task together and overcome the impossible。 I l AmazingThis was such a good read！There were so many surprises and so much action that I was always on the edge of my seat。 I am so glad that I got to see the characters and relationships grow！ It was such a great story that reflected themes of trust， second chances， and choosing to be who you want to be。 I cried at the end because it was so beautiful。 Ren， Jenna， and the others have the odds against them and face impossible tasks， but they face each task together and overcome the impossible。 I loved it！ 。。。more
Elevetha
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*a copy was provided by the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review*This one is pretty mediocre。 There's nothing exactly wrong with it， in the way that there's nothing exactly wrong with plain toast。 Where the first book was a fun magical adventure romp， this one is a boring trek to save the day while the POV characters complain and bemoan at how useless and pathetic they are。 Making a character relatable doesn't involve completely changing their character from the first book or *a copy was provided by the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review*This one is pretty mediocre。 There's nothing exactly wrong with it， in the way that there's nothing exactly wrong with plain toast。 Where the first book was a fun magical adventure romp， this one is a boring trek to save the day while the POV characters complain and bemoan at how useless and pathetic they are。 Making a character relatable doesn't involve completely changing their character from the first book or making them dull/whiny/unlikable。 I kept thinking I should like these characters， but the truth of it is， I didn't。 While the book finishes up the overarching plot from book 1， it feels like an unnecessary addition。 That's not a good thing。The one bright shining bit was （view spoiler）[ Brownlok *gags at the name* and his change of heart and his relationship with Mari。 That was actually pleasant to read about。 （hide spoiler）] 。。。more
Roaringwave
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3。75/5
Livia
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This book really spake to me。 I loved the character and Ren and Chiara， they both have insecurities and need someone to banish those， that’s why they’re prefect for each other。 I also really liked that there wasn’t much romance in this book， I mean you could obviously tell they were falling for each other but the whole time it was about taking care of themselves and others and standing up for themselves。 My heart literally broke when cris committed suicide， I liked him in the first book until he This book really spake to me。 I loved the character and Ren and Chiara， they both have insecurities and need someone to banish those， that’s why they’re prefect for each other。 I also really liked that there wasn’t much romance in this book， I mean you could obviously tell they were falling for each other but the whole time it was about taking care of themselves and others and standing up for themselves。 My heart literally broke when cris committed suicide， I liked him in the first book until he betrayed them。 But in this book I kept having mixed feelings about him， he kept denying a second chance and just wasn’t changing。 But then that one conversation came up， and my heart broke for him， even though he still didn’t decide to help them or all the sudden turn good。 But he regretted what he did， and he paid the price for it。 I love chiara！ I love everything about her。 She is constantly the “invisible princess”。 She is the only one who doesn’t have powers， heck even her little sister has some。 She feels useless a lot。 From the moment Ren took her hand to take her to hear the news of her father， I knew he’d be good for her。 Cause unlike others， he saw her。 She was quiet at home， she never was herself， always the prefect princess。 But when she’s on her adventure her true colors show， she’s brave and determined and sassy。 That’s when he falls in love with her， not her mask。I love Ren as well。 In the beginning I was worried about him。 He was so young， he blamed himself for his fathers death， he was trying to rule a kingdom without getting killed， he was lonely， and he didn’t know who to trust。 He constantly misses his sister and father。 He wore the mask of the carefree one， but he was worried， really worried。 But Chiara helps him be himself but also be carefree in a way， she helps him be free and light hearted but not as a mask as it so often is。 After the assignation attempt against him he has post traumatic stress and is constantly on edge。 But he helps save everyone。Erron I was constantly confused about。 I was wondering if he was really on our side or if he was just using them。 In the few chapters in his prospective he seemed nice enough and thought about his little sister a lot， which made him seem better。 But I was still worried。Mari is great！ She is brave and every but as head strong as her mom。 I really want a book about her in the future。Just over all a great book。 。。。more
Jade
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DNF I tried but just could not bring myself to read this one。 I liked the previous book but this one was just too boring to keep reading。 I also couldnt get over the fact how politically this couple could not happen。 They are going to be inlaws。 I dont know Im just disappointed in this one。
Hannah Carey
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I enjoyed Ren in the first book in this duology and I was hoping he would get his own story！ This book is definitely a good one for lovers of adventures and epic quests。 Kaylynn Flanders did a fun job of pulling the pieces together with the mages and the Black Library from the first book。 Ren was definitely a hero that kept me reading and I enjoyed the sweet romance that developed between him and Chiara。 It was a satisfying ending to the series！
Alicia Turner
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At first I was a little disappointed that this book was not in Jenna’s POV。 I loved her in Shielded and wanted more。 The disappointment soon bled away。I enjoyed watching Chiara grow and gain confidence。 She is one smart cookie。 Though some of her decisions had me scratching my head。I loved seeing more Ren as I liked his character in Shielded。 We see all of our beloved characters from Shielded in this。We see more enemies and villains。 We also see some new faces and allies。 There is some action， a At first I was a little disappointed that this book was not in Jenna’s POV。 I loved her in Shielded and wanted more。 The disappointment soon bled away。I enjoyed watching Chiara grow and gain confidence。 She is one smart cookie。 Though some of her decisions had me scratching my head。I loved seeing more Ren as I liked his character in Shielded。 We see all of our beloved characters from Shielded in this。We see more enemies and villains。 We also see some new faces and allies。 There is some action， although the pace at times was a bit stilted。 There was hardly any romance at all， which I actually liked as we got more story and plot。 It wrapped up nicely and I love that a certain character pretty much saved everyone with the help of another that I did see coming， but still。。 I was happy。 I only wished we would have got more， maybe an epilogue of Jenna and Enzo’s marriage and everything else going with our characters and the kingdoms。Overall， I did enjoy this duology and this book， though I liked Shielded more。 I recommend this is you really enjoy YA Fantasy with a middle grade feel。 。。。more
Zoé ViE
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Unterhered was a brilliant sequel！ My expectations for this book were high as Shielded was， in my opinion， a very strong debut。 I was still surprised at how Untethered exceeded all my expectations。 It was so adventurous and though the outcome might have been predictable， the story wasn't at all。 And the romance was so well done， believeable and while always there， not overpowering the story。 I will definitely read Kaylynn Flanders next book！ Unterhered was a brilliant sequel！ My expectations for this book were high as Shielded was， in my opinion， a very strong debut。 I was still surprised at how Untethered exceeded all my expectations。 It was so adventurous and though the outcome might have been predictable， the story wasn't at all。 And the romance was so well done， believeable and while always there， not overpowering the story。 I will definitely read Kaylynn Flanders next book！ 。。。more
Kayla
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Three and a half stars for me， though entertaining it was just not as great as the first book。
Danielle
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Fun， fast adventure following on with side characters from the first book
Rebecca Dee
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I was thrown for a little loop when I started this book， probably my fault for hardly reading the synopsis - but in my defence， I didn't want to spoil anything， but I was surprised when the story we follow is not told from Jennas point of view， like the first book， but her brother Rens。 KayLynn has essentially taken two of the important， albeit undeniably side characters of the first book， and made them the stars here。 I loved the continuation （and conclusion） of the story， and loved the new POV I was thrown for a little loop when I started this book， probably my fault for hardly reading the synopsis - but in my defence， I didn't want to spoil anything， but I was surprised when the story we follow is not told from Jennas point of view， like the first book， but her brother Rens。 KayLynn has essentially taken two of the important， albeit undeniably side characters of the first book， and made them the stars here。 I loved the continuation （and conclusion） of the story， and loved the new POV（s） it was told from。 I would happily dive back into the world without even a second thought。 Such a great series。 。。。more
Kelcey
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4。25 stars
Riane
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Pretty awesome sequel， I'd say。 I like that it didn't end with Chiara suddenly acquiring some amazing mystical magic， but that she saved everyone because she was smart， had great instincts and most of all， she was kind。 I also like how there was a lot of focus on Ren's ruling of his kingdom， how he has his own insecurities and heavy burdens that we didn't really get to see in the previous book because Jenna thought of him as perfect。 Actually， I actually do love their conversations about running Pretty awesome sequel， I'd say。 I like that it didn't end with Chiara suddenly acquiring some amazing mystical magic， but that she saved everyone because she was smart， had great instincts and most of all， she was kind。 I also like how there was a lot of focus on Ren's ruling of his kingdom， how he has his own insecurities and heavy burdens that we didn't really get to see in the previous book because Jenna thought of him as perfect。 Actually， I actually do love their conversations about running a kingdom and all its complications — especially concerning young heirs and how risky having them rule so early could be。 And there was also a lot of focus on the sibling dynamics， that was very fun to see。 Most especially with Jenna and Ren， because you could see just how much they loved and admired eachother。 It was cool seeing the juxtaposition of how they also seemed to be jealous of eachother too， when you parallel Ren's thoughts in this book and Jenna's in the other。 It was genuinely really interesting。 I do wish we could have seen more of that sibling closeness in Chiara's POV though， but her arc was more focused on her father， which is understandable。 Part of me also does wish we got even more of Chiara and Ren together， because god the opportunity for some adorable moments is just right there。 And more of Jenna and Enzo too。 But yeah， maybe I am just a sucker for romance in fantasy books。 。。。more
isela
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‘shielded’ was so much better。 sometimes sequels unfortunately don’t meet the level of the first books， and in this case， this was one of them。 it just felt like these two characters weren’t the same from shielded。 and i feel like their romance was kind of forced， and if ren wasn’t always so flirty， their chemistry would’ve been completely nonexistent （they barely had any either way so） chiara was so incredibly boring， she was *THAT* one protagonist that always complains about being invisible （w ‘shielded’ was so much better。 sometimes sequels unfortunately don’t meet the level of the first books， and in this case， this was one of them。 it just felt like these two characters weren’t the same from shielded。 and i feel like their romance was kind of forced， and if ren wasn’t always so flirty， their chemistry would’ve been completely nonexistent （they barely had any either way so） chiara was so incredibly boring， she was *THAT* one protagonist that always complains about being invisible （when most of the time it isn’t even true） and cried about how useless she is & it was repetitive and annoying。 overall i have nothing against her as a character， but she kinda made me not like this book as much as i wanted to 😣 i loved her more in shielded though <3 as for ren， i liked him。 i found him attractive and he’s one of my book boy crushes…。but he was kinda boring as well。 i loved all the scenes where he had his sword， though。 i just wish he could have been written more uniquely， not like the usual charming young king who doesn’t know how to rule over a kingdom， you know？ one thing i LOVE LOVE LOVEDDDD were the appearances of jenna and enzo， i ADORED them in the first book and if you need a reason to read shielded， THEY are it。 they are my babies。 my loves。 i got so excited every time jenna and/or enzo were in a scene 🥺 i missed them so much and i’m glad they were in this book too！ gotta say tho， the book cover is amazing， 10/10 for sure。 whoever created it （and the shielded cover as well） should get ALL the recognition in the world。 ren and chiara look stunning on it！ it’s a shame that the actual story didn’t meet my expectations， but i am so in love with the cover， so i can’t help but give it one extra star for it。 。。。more
Ashmita
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This book is a mind-blowing sequel to the first book Shielded， and above all， it followed some of my absolutely cherished characters！ The story picks up a few months after Shielded， and we follow Ren’s journey as he deals with his new responsibilities， role， and juggling life on just one hand， unable to trust anyone。 The kingdom is thrumming with betrayal， as he journeys to his sister。 Chiara on the other hand sets out on a deadly adventure to unearth the mystery behind the disappearance of a ro This book is a mind-blowing sequel to the first book Shielded， and above all， it followed some of my absolutely cherished characters！ The story picks up a few months after Shielded， and we follow Ren’s journey as he deals with his new responsibilities， role， and juggling life on just one hand， unable to trust anyone。 The kingdom is thrumming with betrayal， as he journeys to his sister。 Chiara on the other hand sets out on a deadly adventure to unearth the mystery behind the disappearance of a royal family member。 As soon as Ren learns of this， he vows to bring her back。 And so the story begins as we follow two of my cherished characters， as they embark on a dangerous adventure to protect ones they love， to protect their kingdom and people from power-thirsty traitors。The writing style is fairly easy to follow and the plot although intricate， is one of the best out there。 Beautifully crafted， this fast-paced story with hidden libraries， fight scenes， heart-stopping backstories， amazing character arc， and wonderful imagery， is absolutely worth the read。 Besides， it’s a dual POV！ And we love that！！ It does have a few additional povs now and then but that just adds to the intrigue。 Loved every second of this book and I highly recommend it！ 。。。more
Skye
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Um， ok？？ This book was great。 After loving Shielded so much and absolutely falling in love with Enzo and Jenna's story， I had high expectations and they were well met。 Ren and Chiara are so good together。 Part of what I love about this book and Shielded as well is that the character's aren't perfect， or stereotyped， they have flaws， fears， and insecurities。 I also really love that the plot isn't just centered on the romance between the two leads， it follows several characters and the two leads d Um， ok？？ This book was great。 After loving Shielded so much and absolutely falling in love with Enzo and Jenna's story， I had high expectations and they were well met。 Ren and Chiara are so good together。 Part of what I love about this book and Shielded as well is that the character's aren't perfect， or stereotyped， they have flaws， fears， and insecurities。 I also really love that the plot isn't just centered on the romance between the two leads， it follows several characters and the two leads don't just fall in love， they experience adventure and growth。 So so good！！！ 。。。more
Books0507_Ashley
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I really enjoyed Shielded so was really keen to get book two and dive straight back in。 I wasn't expecting the POV's to change completely in this one， something I thought would really annoy me but actually I ended up loving this and it was so well done I was quickly invested in the characters we saw in book one but weren't the main focus now come into their own light。 I'm always nervous about reading a book two of a series， for that book two syndrome to set in！ But I'm so glad this didn't suffer I really enjoyed Shielded so was really keen to get book two and dive straight back in。 I wasn't expecting the POV's to change completely in this one， something I thought would really annoy me but actually I ended up loving this and it was so well done I was quickly invested in the characters we saw in book one but weren't the main focus now come into their own light。 I'm always nervous about reading a book two of a series， for that book two syndrome to set in！ But I'm so glad this didn't suffer。 I loved everything about this one， it was fast paced， with great world building and character development throughout and great little reminders of what had happened in book one， sometimes between release dates it hard to remember what's happened but I didn't really struggle with that for book two which made it so much easy to immerse myself into。 Overall I really enjoyed this one， the characters for me were the best， I loved how it all came together and we saw strong family bonds throughout that I'm all for。 Plus the author is super lovely， which just makes reading her books so much more enjoyable。 I can't wait to see what KayLynn will do next。 。。。more
katherine
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Untethered was REALLY disappointing。 I struggled to get through it most of the time， and that’s not to say the characters of the book weren’t interesting， but I think the book would’ve benefited from it still being from Jenna’s perspective， and I certainly would’ve enjoyed it more。 I don’t know if it’s just me， but I’m really not a fan of the set of siblings falls in love with another set of siblings trope。 Specifically in this one， Jenna’s brother falls in love with Enzo’s sister， but Jenna and Untethered was REALLY disappointing。 I struggled to get through it most of the time， and that’s not to say the characters of the book weren’t interesting， but I think the book would’ve benefited from it still being from Jenna’s perspective， and I certainly would’ve enjoyed it more。 I don’t know if it’s just me， but I’m really not a fan of the set of siblings falls in love with another set of siblings trope。 Specifically in this one， Jenna’s brother falls in love with Enzo’s sister， but Jenna and Enzo were engaged。 There’s nothing inherently wrong with it， it just always rubs me the wrong way for some reason。 I also didn’t like Chiara that much。 She complained a lot in the book about how people ignored her and she barely got to help with things but then when the time arose， she wasn’t the one to save the day？？？I just couldn’t get into Untethered like I did Shielded and reading them back to back was a pretty bad idea。 。。。more
Christina Clouse
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I really loved Shielded and so when I found out there was a sequel， I was very excited。 Unlike the first book， this one switched between different narrative perspectives and while we don’t spend any time in Jennesara’s head， it was really great to see the world from other viewpoints， especially Ren and Chiara。 The author definitely seemed to have been working hard to try some different things with her writing， and there were a lot of events in the book， all of which seemed pretty neatly wrapped I really loved Shielded and so when I found out there was a sequel， I was very excited。 Unlike the first book， this one switched between different narrative perspectives and while we don’t spend any time in Jennesara’s head， it was really great to see the world from other viewpoints， especially Ren and Chiara。 The author definitely seemed to have been working hard to try some different things with her writing， and there were a lot of events in the book， all of which seemed pretty neatly wrapped up by the end。I think this book would be most enjoyable immediately after reading Shielded - I was too excited to read this to have read the first book again， which I should have done so I was up to date on all the events and characters。 The tension and drama levels were just right。 My one complaint was that the villains were not as overtly villainous as in the last one - the suffering was more removed， but it fit the tone of the book and I’m glad more time was spent on the adventure aspects of the Quest。This is a solid fantasy adventure book with actual character development; I’d recommend for fans of Tamora Pierce’s Tortall series （Specifically the latter part of Song of the Lioness and the Wild Mage/Numair stuff）。 I especially liked that the main male protagonist was a healer and was sensitive and we got an insight to his emotions and insecurities- we see this all the time with lady protagonists but rarely with the males。 。。。more
Rachel
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What a fabulous sequel！ I loved the character development of both Ren and Chiara and getting the answers to questions left from Shielded。 There were many plot twists that I didn't expect and I couldn't help but root for the success of the main characters。 I also appreciate that this author writes amazing stories that I feel comfortable letting my pre-teens read。 That's hard to find！ I couldn't recommend this series more！ What a fabulous sequel！ I loved the character development of both Ren and Chiara and getting the answers to questions left from Shielded。 There were many plot twists that I didn't expect and I couldn't help but root for the success of the main characters。 I also appreciate that this author writes amazing stories that I feel comfortable letting my pre-teens read。 That's hard to find！ I couldn't recommend this series more！ 。。。more
Amy Aislin
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While I absolutely adored the first book in this duology， Shielded （in fact， it was one of my favourite books of 2020）， its sequel was a bit of a letdown。In Shielded， Jennesara and Enzo truly owned their story and I loved the chemistry between them。 Their story truly fit their characters。In comparison， Chiara and Ren fell utterly flat in Untethered。 They were personality-less and had no chemistry at all。 Plus Chiara was one of those TSTL heroines who makes bad decision after bad decision that on While I absolutely adored the first book in this duology， Shielded （in fact， it was one of my favourite books of 2020）， its sequel was a bit of a letdown。In Shielded， Jennesara and Enzo truly owned their story and I loved the chemistry between them。 Their story truly fit their characters。In comparison， Chiara and Ren fell utterly flat in Untethered。 They were personality-less and had no chemistry at all。 Plus Chiara was one of those TSTL heroines who makes bad decision after bad decision that only leads to her putting literally everyone she loves in danger。 It would be like me starting a sword duel。。。I'd be dead before I pulled my sword out of its scabbard。 This is literally what Chiara does for most of the book: tries to duel with no skills。It felt a lot like the author was trying to make the characters fit the story she wanted to tell and it just didn't work here。 We ended up with flat main characters， a messy plot， cliched villains， and info-dumpy and unnatural dialogue。I didn't hate it by any means; I loved the familial relationships and the descriptions of each territory/country， and the author did a great job of establishing the characters' backgrounds to inform the reader of their motivations。 It just wasn't what I expected considering my love for Shielded。 。。。more
Miselonia
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I love this book！Though to be honest， I had little trouble sucking myself in into the first few pages of Untethered。 Maybe because Jenna losing any familial touch toward Ren。 Yep， I think that was the sole reason。 I was really bummed when Jenna gave Ren's birthday present to Chiara， though I know she meant well but uh。 And I felt really bad for Ren because I felt his sadness when he realized Jenna was forming tethers to Enzo， Chiara， Ren， Marko， and Cora。 And I thought that it would just only be I love this book！Though to be honest， I had little trouble sucking myself in into the first few pages of Untethered。 Maybe because Jenna losing any familial touch toward Ren。 Yep， I think that was the sole reason。 I was really bummed when Jenna gave Ren's birthday present to Chiara， though I know she meant well but uh。 And I felt really bad for Ren because I felt his sadness when he realized Jenna was forming tethers to Enzo， Chiara， Ren， Marko， and Cora。 And I thought that it would just only be for Ren and their father。 I felt his sadness， and jealousy。 What made me really love the book was the action and adventures， specifically the one in the Black Library。 I had goosebumps reading it because I can see it happening in my head， and I kept wishing and wishing that it would turn into movie， just like the fight scenes in Shielded。 Kaylynn Flanders never fails when it comes to actions， adventures， and fight scenes。 And Ren and Chiara。 I was actually disappointed by the lack of romance between them。 Sure， there were sexual tensions but ugh I hate to admit this， but I'm looking for chemistry。 Chiara was so focused on blaming herself that they'd gotten themselves into a mess; Ren has this hero complex - the need to save everybody before himself。 He's ready to sacrifice himself for everybody， especially Chiara， BUT THEM WHAT ABOUT HIM HUH？ Their sexual tensions was （for me） it was like it was hastily inserted into the book just so there's a spark you know？ I was waiting for some romance detour to happen for them but nothing （well， there was but I'm not satisfied with it）。 I didn't squealed when they kissed though。 The cloak scene， that I like that and I was hoping that after that cloak scene there'd be more like that， and everytime they're so close to each other I'D SCREAMED 'JUST KISS ALREADY' but they didn't。 So， I'm frustrated with the two of them， really。 Overall。 I STILL LOVE THE UNTETHERED。 I felt a connection to Ren's feelings than that of Chiara's， and her feelings are valid but I felt more drawn to Ren's。 Like I understand what it's like to be the used-to-be-someone's-shoulder-to-cry-on and the hollow feeling that no one cared and loved you anymore。 I just want to have more Jenna's and Ren's moments together as siblings because it warms me， overwhelms me。 Again， overall， Untethered was a roller coaster ride with emotions hanging at the edge， teetering dangerously。 I've said it before and I'll say it again， the actions， adventures， and fights scenes？ *Chef's kiss*。 I may have my disappointments in check with this book， the love and care I had for these characters and the story tampered it down。 。。。more
Amy
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Wonderful sequel！ I loved it even more than Shielded， which was amazing。
Antonio Bakhos
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4 Stars。 A much better sequel than then the first book。 I enjoyed the POV of Atháren and Chiara。 It was filled with action and magical adventure。 The mages opposition is intriguing and very interesting。 Flanders outdid herself with this one。 A Must Read！
jessica
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im so sad i didnt enjoy this as much as the first book and i kept trying to figure out why that was。 this sequel also delivers royal teens aiming to save the day， dangerous adventure， and magical enemies。 so whats not to love about that？ i think the thing is this just feels very generic when it comes to the common YA fantasy tropes， plot， and writing。 which is fine if you dont mind a ‘what you see is what you get’ kind of story。 but this just feels too basic， too simple for me。 the first book ha im so sad i didnt enjoy this as much as the first book and i kept trying to figure out why that was。 this sequel also delivers royal teens aiming to save the day， dangerous adventure， and magical enemies。 so whats not to love about that？ i think the thing is this just feels very generic when it comes to the common YA fantasy tropes， plot， and writing。 which is fine if you dont mind a ‘what you see is what you get’ kind of story。 but this just feels too basic， too simple for me。 the first book has character depth and plot twists， and this just has characters doing exactly what you expect them to do。 nothing more， nothing less。 its very predictable。 i think this would be a decent read for someone who is looking for a reliable YA fantasy， as it checks all the boxes。 but for me， even though it does technically check the boxes， it doesnt expand upon them。 it feels like the bare minimum and that let me down。 :/↠ 3 stars 。。。more
Reference
google book https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&q=Untethered
hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=Untethered&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft
The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,Untethered&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0