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For the Throne

For the Throne

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  • Author：Hannah F. Whitten
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Summary

The First Daughter is for the Throne
The Second Daughter is for the Wolf。。。

Red and the Wolf have finally contained the threat of the Old Kings but at a steep cost。 Red's beloved sister Neve， the First Daughter is lost in the Shadowlands， an inverted kingdom where the vicious gods of legend have been trapped for centuries and the Old Kings have slowly been gaining control。 But Neve has an ally--though it's one she'd rather never have to speak to again--the rogue king Solmir。

Solmir wants to bring an end to the Shadowlands and he believes helping Neve may be the key to its destruction。 But to do that， they will both have to journey across a dangerous landscape in order to find a mysterious Heart Tree， and finally to claim the gods' dark， twisted powers for themselves。

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Reviews

Carmen Santiago ，

LOVED

Andrea Bearman ，

A crazy， wild adventure。

Nicole ，

I should stop looking forward to sequels of five star books to be released

Emilie Lefebvre ，

Hannah Whitten definitely knows how to write a good sequel！！ Pheww！！ The world building in this series is just phenomenal and the characters are really unique！ everything was so interesting！ I’m so happy that we were able to see Neve POV while having some chapters with Red and the “original” group。 And I realllly like Solmir’s character。 “You are good” 😭Overall a great book （though there were some slow parts towards the middle） and an excellent duology！ I totally recommend it！

Karen ，

Wonderful book and fitting end to the story！

Amanda ，

I probably should have left well enough alone and stopped after For the Wolf。 I never really caught on to the magic of the Wilderwood in FTW and this book doesn't help that at all。 I was hopeful that Neve's story would hook me from the beginning since I was so intrigued by her story in FTW。 However， I stopped reading around a quarter of the way through because nothing happened。 There were very isolated parts of FTT that were interesting， i。e。 the spider monster lady， but mostly this was a just a I probably should have left well enough alone and stopped after For the Wolf。 I never really caught on to the magic of the Wilderwood in FTW and this book doesn't help that at all。 I was hopeful that Neve's story would hook me from the beginning since I was so intrigued by her story in FTW。 However， I stopped reading around a quarter of the way through because nothing happened。 There were very isolated parts of FTT that were interesting， i。e。 the spider monster lady， but mostly this was a just a mishmash of magical sounding words with no purpose。 。。。more

Madison Noelle ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 SPOILERSHonestly so disappointed in this book。 The first one was fun， definitely had a few issues with the world building， but this one was just all over the place。 It felt like every piece of world building was just convenient to whatever was happening。 The ending was even weirder。 Not a fan。

Maddy Skepple ，

This book was BEAUTIFUL。The writing， the plot， the relationships and ending。 Holy fuck。 Five fucking stars。 Stunning stunning stunning

Kiki ，

I liked it。 That's 3 stars。 I originally wasn't going to read it。 A whole book with Neve stuck in a dead， gray world with the villain from the last book sounded unappealing。 It's a good thing I had to wait a couple of years to come across this sequel sitting on a shelf at my local bookstore。 My emotions from the first book had calmed down， and I was willing to suppose that maybe there was more to Solmir than we'd been able to see in the last book， and to give him a second chance。 I ended up quit I liked it。 That's 3 stars。 I originally wasn't going to read it。 A whole book with Neve stuck in a dead， gray world with the villain from the last book sounded unappealing。 It's a good thing I had to wait a couple of years to come across this sequel sitting on a shelf at my local bookstore。 My emotions from the first book had calmed down， and I was willing to suppose that maybe there was more to Solmir than we'd been able to see in the last book， and to give him a second chance。 I ended up quite enjoying the time that Neve and Solmir spent adventuring through the Shadowlands and finding their redemptions。 And there were many other elements to the book that I enjoyed。 [I'M GOING TO REVEAL SPOILERS BELOW。 SO IF YOU HAVEN'T READ THE BOOK YET， STOP READING！！！ THIS IS A BOOK WORTH EXPERIENCING， SO DON'T SPOIL IT。]I wanted the book to feel like 4 stars， but I kept stubbing my toes on little things in the plot and characters -- things that didn't feel right。 I would have ignored any one of them by itself， but there were so many that they added up to a steady grating on the nerves。 Things like smart characters walking into a situation that clearly had a high probability of being a trap， but never even suspecting that it might BE a trap （Guess what？ It was！）。 Or things like having one character SO CONCERNED about the safety of his wife while they are stuck in enemy territory， that he paces for hours by her side as she sleeps。 Yet as soon as she wakes up， they peck a kiss on each other and wander off in opposite directions to kill time -- with absolutely no concern for safety。 THAT MAKES NO SENSE。 The author put in the worried husband's vigil because she needed to build a sense of danger （and it WAS a dangerous place！ That was appropriate。）。 But then she had the characters wander off nonchalantly because she needed one of them alone so they could be attacked。 That kind of plotting is a sloppy， newbie-author mistake。 I suspect Hannah Whitten will get better over time and not twist her characters out of themselves just to keep the plot moving the direction she wants。 But there were several instances of that sort of thing in this book， and it added up to a vague annoyance， like walking around with sand in your socks。 Even that wouldn't have pushed it down to three stars。 It would probably have ended at 3。5 stars。 The final element that pushed it past that last half star was the treatment of souls。 That's a pet peeve of mine。 I have no problem with talking about souls in fiction， as long as what's said makes sense。 But very few novels seem to manage that。This book felt like it really wanted to say something significant about souls， but couldn't figure out what that was。 I kept following it closely， waiting for the interesting thing to be said。 But then the book completely contradicted itself。 More than once。 At first we're told the Kings completely destroyed their souls by all the evil magic they took in -- as in they didn't have souls any more。 OK， that's fine。 And we come to admire Solmir， because the big thing that made him different from the other Kings was that he'd given up power in order to keep his soul。 Great。 Every time he was forced to take in power， he fought， fought， fought to keep his soul -- you could tell because his eye color （eye color is the ONLY color that exists in this world， so we know it's important） would start to be subsumed by black， but then he'd fight until the color popped back into his irises。 Wonderful -- that's very consistent。 And when Neve was forced to take in a lot of power， we were given the impression that she was super-awesome in her fundamental goodness because she reached the ability to take in a ridiculously giant dump of power without loosing her soul。 Her eyes almost went black， but then they kept their color。 Cool。 But then the story completely flips and starts talking about the Kings as though they DID still have souls。 What？ [I'M SERIOUS ABOUT SPOILER ALERTS， STOP HERE IF YOU HAVEN'T READ IT。] And then the story flips again and has Red and Neve completely destroy their souls in order to save the world。 But don't worry！ It makes absolutely no difference。 They go on with their lives as though nothing happened。 What？！？！ Why？！ How？！I'm never very fond of stories where people can "lose their souls" and still be alive。 It's never made much sense。 Your soul is usually depicted as being YOU。 So to say that you can lose your you and still be you， doesn't even make syntactic sense。 But if an author wants to say， that "No， your soul isn't really you， it's something else，" I'm happy to listen to that -- maybe they will have something insightful to say。 I have yet to find a speculative fiction novel that DID have something insightful to say on souls， but I'm always willing to give it a chance。 And in most fantasy stories， any talk of souls is just a side element that's easy to ignore if it ends up making no sense。 But in this book Hannah Whitten made it a central theme。 And then she left that theme wandering around in the dark， bumping into the walls。 It was extremely frustrating。 So -- minus half-a-star。 But I want to end on a happy note。 Three stars is a good rating。 It means "I liked it。" And I did。P。S。 The cover art is gorgeous。 。。。more

Danika Robyn ，

Finally got to read the second book and it did not disappoint！ Well worth the wait， you NEED to read this as soon as you can。

Rynn ，

3。75

Shanon ，

The first book was soooo much better！

Aubrey ，

I admittedly was sad when I realized Red and Eammon would no longer be the focal point of the story any longer。 I loved their story and the thought of only following Neve left me kinda putting this one off。 I 100% regret that now because Whitten did an amazing job of weaving together an amazing narrative full of old and new characters that perfectly wrapped up the story of the Wilderwood and the Shadowlands。We had a few alternating POVs including of course Red and Neve but also Rafe which was an I admittedly was sad when I realized Red and Eammon would no longer be the focal point of the story any longer。 I loved their story and the thought of only following Neve left me kinda putting this one off。 I 100% regret that now because Whitten did an amazing job of weaving together an amazing narrative full of old and new characters that perfectly wrapped up the story of the Wilderwood and the Shadowlands。We had a few alternating POVs including of course Red and Neve but also Rafe which was an interesting choice that worked。 I ended up loving Solmir and kinda wish we had gotten his and Eammon’s perspectives， but that maybe would’ve been a tad much。 I just love seeing a love story from both sides。That being said， the romance was not really apart of this book。 We of course see Red and Eammon and how their story continues， but other than that it’s nonexistent besides a smidge of slow burn。 This was very much a fantasy book with a dash of romance unlike the first book which felt like a romantasy。 So fair warning if that’s what you’re going into this looking for， you will be disappointmentWhitten didn’t fail me with lyrical and poetic writing though that managed to yet again ensnare me。 So many relevant and awe-inspiring quotes drizzled throughout this book。 She really took a look at good vs。 evil， what makes someone a monster and if you can be redeemed。 Life is a series of choices and you might not be good every second of every day， but those are your decisions to make。While in the last book we got to explore the Wilderwood and the magic behind it， this book delves into the Shadowlands and the Old Kings that have a whole religion based around them。 Myth and lore and where the truth lies surrounding them。 I loved the connection each sister had with their respective magic and how we explored the love they had for each other。 They truly mirrored each other and while they may have screwed up at times they ultimately loved each other no matter what。I ended up listening to the audiobook along with reading this one and I can honestly highly recommend both。 The narrator did an amazing job。 While For the Throne may not have captured my attention or heart as much as For the Wolf， I still thought it was a great story and ending。 。。。more

Caitlyn ，

Ughhhh， I wanted to love this as much as I loved For the Wolf， but sadly I couldn’t connect with this installment as much as I did with the first。 I felt like this one meanders too much。 And it also made me realize what I loved about the first was the Wilderwood， which wasn’t as prominent in this book。

Beck ，

What I liked:- Fife & Lyra （needed more though）。- Loving sibling relationship between Neve & Red。- Neve’s reaction to seeing Red in full Wilderwood mode， and vice versa。What I didn’t like:I had the same issues with this as I did with the first book in the series，namely poor grammar， OTT rOmaNcE， poor vocabulary editing （“you keep using that word - I do not think it means what you think it means”） and jarringly random modern swear words。 Add to that “we have to kiss now， cause magic” and the fact What I liked:- Fife & Lyra （needed more though）。- Loving sibling relationship between Neve & Red。- Neve’s reaction to seeing Red in full Wilderwood mode， and vice versa。What I didn’t like:I had the same issues with this as I did with the first book in the series，namely poor grammar， OTT rOmaNcE， poor vocabulary editing （“you keep using that word - I do not think it means what you think it means”） and jarringly random modern swear words。 Add to that “we have to kiss now， cause magic” and the fact that I had to really force myself to keep reading until about the 60% mark， and we’d be at a solid 2/5 if not for the （sadly， mostly unrealized） potential of the storyline。 *sigh* 。。。more

Yolanda ，

3。5 STARSContent Warning: violence， self harm， rats and roachesI finished this duology in one week， yay， so was it better than the first book？ Let’s so what did and didn’t work for me:+ The story is still told through different perspectives: Neve in the Shadowlands with Solmir trying to take care of the Kings， Red and company trying to figure out how to get Neve out of the Shadowlands and Raffe who brings in a new character to their crew， Kayu。 Once again， where I was more invested in Red’s stor 3。5 STARSContent Warning: violence， self harm， rats and roachesI finished this duology in one week， yay， so was it better than the first book？ Let’s so what did and didn’t work for me:+ The story is still told through different perspectives: Neve in the Shadowlands with Solmir trying to take care of the Kings， Red and company trying to figure out how to get Neve out of the Shadowlands and Raffe who brings in a new character to their crew， Kayu。 Once again， where I was more invested in Red’s story in For the Wolf， I was now more interested in Neve’s in this volume。+ We learn more about the Kings and what happened in the past。 We get to try and decide if Solmir is trustworthy or not。+ Neve is a strong character and she’s battling with some internal struggles。 She’s trying to uncover who she really is – is she good？ Or has her actions trying to save Red show that she’s bad？ Is it so black and white？ Will she embraced all parts of herself， good and bad？ Neve held her own in the Shadowlands， she thrived alongside Solmir and killing beasts and taking their god powers。 I liked Solmir – he knew he was an a-hole and didn’t try to hide it， basically Neve and Solmir got to know each other on a very real level – flaws and everything。 They are morally gray characters。+ I think the story tied up all the loose ends in the story。 I liked more of the action in Neve’s story。 I loved that there was a concentration on the love between the two sisters moreso in this book than the first one。~ I feel like the different perspectives didn’t make this story flow。 It started off good and then it fizzled out， then ended with a bang。 The pacing was just off for me this whole duology， it moves to slow。 This one had more action but only when it was Neve telling the story。 She and Solmir get into some thrilling situations， some gross （killer rats and roaches anyone？ ugh）。 I was more interested in Neve’s story but we get a new character Kayu who is helping Red and friends try and figure out who to contact or help Neve。 Also the new character being a love interested for Raffe I’m torn about。 I’m glad Raffe has someone new to fall for but I felt like it was rushed。~ If book one was Beauty and the Beast， then I think the author tried to make this like Snow White。 The story mentions apples and mirrors。 But that’s all I got in reference to Snow White， which isn’t much。~ We don’t get much more of Fife and Lyra except for the facet Fife is mad he’s still bound to Eammon （but he made that choice） and is is acknowledged that Fife and Lyra bring in an ACE relationship。~ This happened to me in book one as well and again in this book where I had to pause and reread a sentence to make sure it made sense to me lol。 There were times I was like oh， that’s deep and times I cringed and that was my experience with the whole series！Tropes: monster boyfriend， morally gray characters， atmospheric setting， quest， villain redemption arc， good twin/bad twin， enemies to lovers， slow burnWhy you should read it:*you loved For the Wolf， or didn’t love it but curious enough to read about Neve and her character arc*it’s a romantasy （romance fantasy）*I feel like the sister relationship has more of a spotlight here and asks some interesting questions like what will you do for family or someone you love？ Let the world burn to the ground to save her or not？Why you might not want to read it:*Everyone in this book starts pairing up， not sure if Raffe’s pairing was needed but I thought Kayu was an interesting character。 It made their relationship rushed though。*pacing issues like first bookMy Thoughts:So I’m done with both books and I can say I did love Red and Eammon together in book one but Neve and Solmir are more my speed。 They faced crazy dangers in the shadowlands – psycho kings， scary godlike creatures， and beasts like rats and roaches （UGH yuck）， and they had to kill to absorb power。 Neve showed her mettle though and I liked seeing how she dealt with her internal struggle about goodness and evil。 The sister love came through in this one and it was interesting to see how the roles were reversed。 Neve wanted to save Red in book one and now Red was trying to save Neve and honestly…they both learned they could save themselves。 They had to learn that lesson the hard way though。 Overall， it was a series that took time to read because there were pacing issues and the books seemed too long。 I was entertained enough to finish it through though。 。。。more

Boston ，

Call me Phoebe Bridgers the way I have emotional motion sickness right now

Rachel Kingree ，

Much less YA than #1， and a great finale。

Jillian Kaufman ，

Second book in the series， and I liked it more than the first one…but it just could not hold my attention。 It’s super interesting and detailed， but just not for me！ It’s very high fantasy and the spin off of a red riding hood re-telling。Thank you NetGalley for the ARC！

Janae Kinn ，

Compelling but cringy at times…。 I had a lot of difficulty with pretty much all of the romance plot elements and different things that struck me as unhealthy。 There were also some general plot elements that didn’t make logical sense to me and felt like grasping at straws to make the story more interesting。 Definitely had more potential and was a little disappointed after the first book。 I did enjoy it overall and couldn’t put it down towards the end for whatever that’s worth。

Elisabeth ，

dnf @ pg。 27i thought that I might want to continue this series but i don't really care enough dnf @ pg。 27i thought that I might want to continue this series but i don't really care enough 。。。more

Sarah DeMars ，

Just。 so。 GOOD。 Oh my gosh I hope it’s somehow a trilogy。 I love it when the 2nd book is just as good as the first。 And I don’t know which sister I love more。 Both POVs were so enticing。 And I LOVE BAD BOYS IN BOOKS。 Chefs kiss mwah mwah mwahEDIT: ok so it’s a duology。 IM CRYING， but only because I want more。 Ten stars。

Brittany Gunderson ，

I seriously don’t know why more people aren’t talking about this duology。 This was a wonderful sequel that was full of tension， whimsy， and action。 It was well paced and I loved the romance subplot。 Solmir and Neve’s story was so beautifully different and I’m obsessed with how much Eammon loves Red。 If you like fantasy AT ALL read this。

Kali Stone ，

I enjoyed these books， it kept me in suspense and the way it ended totally left it open for more。 I definitely recommend these！

Rachelle ，

For the Throne is the second book in the duology by Hannah Whitten。 You must read book one first to be able to understand and follow this second book。 For the Throne picks up where the first book leaves off。 Of course we have Redarys and Neve， sisters that are both trying to save each other。 This book is an adult fantasy with magic， a slow burn romance， friendship， found family， and lots of drama。 I personally liked this book better than the first one， but honestly my favorite part was the epilo For the Throne is the second book in the duology by Hannah Whitten。 You must read book one first to be able to understand and follow this second book。 For the Throne picks up where the first book leaves off。 Of course we have Redarys and Neve， sisters that are both trying to save each other。 This book is an adult fantasy with magic， a slow burn romance， friendship， found family， and lots of drama。 I personally liked this book better than the first one， but honestly my favorite part was the epilogue。 I thought this book was just okay。 Thank you netgalley for the opportunity to read this book。 。。。more

Marie ，

For the Throne was one of my anticipated new releases for this year and I enjoyed it a lot！ I LOVED For the Wolf so so much but unfortunately this one didn’t live up to it for me。 Maybe it was me so I’ll reread it in the autumn and see If I change my mind。What was most disappointing was the moment Neve and Solmir finally get intimate we never got any details！ Seriously the whole slow burn tension and we get nothing when the spice finally happens…I don’t need a really smutty scene but I thought w For the Throne was one of my anticipated new releases for this year and I enjoyed it a lot！ I LOVED For the Wolf so so much but unfortunately this one didn’t live up to it for me。 Maybe it was me so I’ll reread it in the autumn and see If I change my mind。What was most disappointing was the moment Neve and Solmir finally get intimate we never got any details！ Seriously the whole slow burn tension and we get nothing when the spice finally happens…I don’t need a really smutty scene but I thought with how Red and Eammon’s relationship was written （hot stuff 🥵） we’d get the same for Neve and Solmir， but no 😞 I just feel cheated haha。 Rant over！ I really loved the story and the adventure of this one and as much as I loved Red in the last book I loved Neve just as much in this book so I was really pleased。 I wasn’t disappointed at all that we didn’t see as much as Red and Eammon because Neve and Solmir were everything！ I also love how both sisters were both fighting to save one and other in each book。 For the Wolf still remains my favourite but I’m pleased with how For the Throne ended for the story :） 。。。more

Steph Slone ，

3 ⭐️ I found this book entirely too predictable。 And while I know the main characters are young adults， they make some truly naïve decisions that are entirely too trusting， and as the reader I opening thought “seriously？！” several times。 I did not enjoy it nearly as much as For the Wolf， which stinks because the premise of this one was pretty cool。

Cameron ，

omg

Irina Kermong ，

URGH THIS TOOK ME FOREVER TO READAnyway， I think Hannah Whitten definitely improved since For the Wolf， which was her debut novel， which makes me very curious to see how The Foxglove King will turn out given how promising it sounds。 For the Throne has tighter pacing， ties up all the remaining threads pretty nicely， and if some descriptions and the action can be a little hard to follow at times， I'm still charmed by how utterly weird things can get at times， just fully embracing the dark fairy ta URGH THIS TOOK ME FOREVER TO READAnyway， I think Hannah Whitten definitely improved since For the Wolf， which was her debut novel， which makes me very curious to see how The Foxglove King will turn out given how promising it sounds。 For the Throne has tighter pacing， ties up all the remaining threads pretty nicely， and if some descriptions and the action can be a little hard to follow at times， I'm still charmed by how utterly weird things can get at times， just fully embracing the dark fairy tale vibes， and how it just embraces it without looking back once。 。。。more

Rebecca ，

Did not finish once I realized that the Stockholm Syndrome trope （even though it’s not actually a thing） was in full effect and I’m just so tired of all these disappointing books

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