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All of Our Demise

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Author：Amanda Foody
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The epic conclusion to Amanda Foody and Christine Lynn Herman’s New York Times bestselling All of Us Villains duology that's The Hunger Games with magic。

“I feel like I should warn you: this is going to be absolutely brutal。”

For the first time in this ancient， bloodstained story， the tournament is breaking。 The boundaries between the city of Ilvernath and the arena have fallen。 Reporters swarm the historic battlegrounds。 A dead boy now lives again。 And a new champion has entered the fray， one who seeks to break the curse for good。。。 no matter how many lives are sacrificed in the process。

As the curse teeters closer and closer to collapse， the surviving champions each face a choice: dismantle the tournament piece by piece， or fight to the death as this story was always intended。

Long-held alliances will be severed。 Hearts will break。 Lives will end。 Because a tale as wicked as this one was never destined for happily ever after。

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Natasha Leighton ， 2022-08-13 00:00

The insatiable conclusion to Amanda Foody and Christine Lynn Herman’s epic （and bestselling） YA fantasy， All of Us Villains—with it’s morally grey cast of characters and hunger games style competition—was just as deliciously addictive and detailed as the first and with edge of your seat action and a thoroughly nail biting ending that had me on the edge of my seat。“I feel like I should warn you: this is going to be absolutely brutal。”The the first time in the ancient curse’s history， the tourname The insatiable conclusion to Amanda Foody and Christine Lynn Herman’s epic （and bestselling） YA fantasy， All of Us Villains—with it’s morally grey cast of characters and hunger games style competition—was just as deliciously addictive and detailed as the first and with edge of your seat action and a thoroughly nail biting ending that had me on the edge of my seat。“I feel like I should warn you: this is going to be absolutely brutal。”The the first time in the ancient curse’s history， the tournament is breaking。 The boundaries protecting Ilvernath from the arena have fallen with reporters seaming the battlegrounds。 A dead boy now lives again and a new champion has been entered into the fray—one who plans to break the curse for good… no matter how many lives are sacrificed in the process。 As the curse teeters ever closer to collapse， the surviving champions each face a choice: dismantle the tournament piece by piece， or fight to the death as this story was always intended。 Long-held alliances will be severed。 Hearts will break。 Lives will end。 Because a tale as wicked as this one was never destined for a happily ever after。Since the action packed and thoroughly shocking cliffhanger ending of All of Us Villain I’ve been desperate to get my hands on the final book of this duology and for the most part， it didn’t disappoint。 The book picks up exactly where the first left off and the action just keeps coming！ I loved that we delve deeper into each of our complex， morally grey characters’ back stories and watch how their carefully plotted actions play out， with plenty of twists to keep you on the edge of your seat。 But， it was seeing how Allistair and Isobel dealt with the fall out of their actions that really intrigued me。 The writing was once again incredibly detailed， as was the world-building which is taken one step further as we dive into the history of the tournament， the inner workings of the curse and the stories surrounding each champions’ families—the lore of which was absolutely amazing！ I loved that we also got the chance to see more of the champions’ families and how their influence has affected them—especially for some of the lesser known families like the Grieves。 Speaking of Grieves， Gavin definitely got a larger and more detailed role to play here （and his very own love interest） however I didn’t feel that the relationship wasn’t as fully fleshed out as it could’ve been， it felt a little rushed。 Personally， I feel it would’ve worked better had it started/ been subtly hinted at in the first book。 Isobel’s romantic arc however was a little more successful which is probably due to a few flirtatious scenes in book one。 Overall， a superb conclusion to this magical， Hunger Games-style emotional rollercoaster of a book which I really enjoyed。 Though I must warn the ending was a little bittersweet so do keep a few tissue handy just in case。。。。more

The Page Ladies ， 2022-08-12 00:00

Book one was a great read and this one was no different。 It was nice to catch up with the characters！ It's full of action and great twists！ This one we were able to get to know all of the characters a lot better！ It's a story full of suspense， action and tension！ It will be great to see where the next book goes！ Book one was a great read and this one was no different。 It was nice to catch up with the characters！ It's full of action and great twists！ This one we were able to get to know all of the characters a lot better！ It's a story full of suspense， action and tension！ It will be great to see where the next book goes！。。。more

Ashley ， 2022-08-12 00:00

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Thank you NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for the audiobook arc of All of Our Demise。 I’m really grateful to not have to wait quite as long to finish this excellent story。 For all the Hunger Games comparisons， this one really felt like it hit the mark with those vibes but modern day life and with a fun magic system。 I was pleasantly surprised with how some of the relationships changed and how complex every character was。 Now let’s get to it。 Some spoilers ahead so beware but I’ll try to be as vagu Thank you NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for the audiobook arc of All of Our Demise。 I’m really grateful to not have to wait quite as long to finish this excellent story。 For all the Hunger Games comparisons， this one really felt like it hit the mark with those vibes but modern day life and with a fun magic system。 I was pleasantly surprised with how some of the relationships changed and how complex every character was。 Now let’s get to it。 Some spoilers ahead so beware but I’ll try to be as vague as possible。 I’m glad I listened to the first story also as an audiobook so I can give an apples to apples comparison。 I devoured the first book， this one was much harder and I kept finding myself losing interest。 There was still so much story building work that at the end really didn’t feel all that relevant。 It added to the story， but rather minimally in my opinion。 The pacing was very difficult as foundation moments went on and on and where it would cumulate would happen very quickly and without nearly as much detail。 I’d definitely recommend reading this one instead of listening， it took away from the story rather than adding to it。 I also feel like there were certain relationships that were very insta-love that didn’t necessarily make sense for the characters and what they want through in the first book。 And the death at the end felt very much like assuming in order to be good someone should die。 Again， it could have been the audiobook caused me to tune out as we were slugging through overwhelming details that at the time didn’t feel relevant。 But I didn’t love this when I went in super excited。 This also led to the pacing feeling slightly off throughout the book。 It’s a great end to the story， but made it so I’m not sure I’d want to go back and reread。 I don’t regret the investment of my time or even my physical book preorder， but this wasn’t a love for me。 I’d give this a 3。75 but am rounding up to 4 because that’s how much I loved the first book。。。。more

Kym's Open Books ， 2022-08-12 00:00

Minus this being 2-3 times longer than a normal 400 page book， it was good。 The length really got to me though。RTC

Cheri ， 2022-08-10 00:00

Woo！ I so love this world and these people！ The story picks up where All of Us Villains left off and it’s an immediate immersive fast paced frenzy to the finish。 So many surprises， so many battles， so much action the story doesn’t let you pause for a second。 There are even a few romantic moments in between all the spell casting。 Super fun ride with such great fully fleshed out characters。 I did get choked up a bunch of times as everything unfolded。 Much like after the first book， I will be think Woo！ I so love this world and these people！ The story picks up where All of Us Villains left off and it’s an immediate immersive fast paced frenzy to the finish。 So many surprises， so many battles， so much action the story doesn’t let you pause for a second。 There are even a few romantic moments in between all the spell casting。 Super fun ride with such great fully fleshed out characters。 I did get choked up a bunch of times as everything unfolded。 Much like after the first book， I will be thinking about this one for a while。。。。more

Ashley Hughes ， 2022-08-10 00:00

I have written and deleted this review several times。 All of Us Villains was the best arc of 2021 I had。 One of the best books of 2021！ I’ve been looking forward to All of Our Demise all year and…。。I was incredibly disappointed。 So many things didn’t add up。 1。 It feels like there are these great scenes with a ton of filler in between。 It made for a pretty boring read unless you have the time to just read threw it all at once。 Which I did not。 A GOOD book will make me prioritize it over housewor I have written and deleted this review several times。 All of Us Villains was the best arc of 2021 I had。 One of the best books of 2021！ I’ve been looking forward to All of Our Demise all year and…。。I was incredibly disappointed。 So many things didn’t add up。 1。 It feels like there are these great scenes with a ton of filler in between。 It made for a pretty boring read unless you have the time to just read threw it all at once。 Which I did not。 A GOOD book will make me prioritize it over housework or exercise etc。 this book did not。 It ended up taking me at least a week to read。 2。 The “romance” was essentially a repeat of book one， so it made it feel forced。 Enemies to lovers for the same reasons。 Grow close because of unexpectedly becoming ally’s， betrayal （or perceived betrayal）。 It made zero sense that if Allistair was incredibly betrayed by Isabel that he’s grow feelings for another champion so quickly。 I think a more authentic relationship would have been a brother bond。 Allistair lost his brother。 Gavin felt like his brother had given up on him。 It would’ve been more meaningful to have a sibling relationship grow between champions instead of the same exact love story from book one。 3。 Briony， Isobel， and Finley choose to participate in a trial over saving Reid’s life…but prioritize a press conference over completing the next trial？ In what world does that make sense？ They were willing to let someone die to finish this relic but it wasn’t enough to hold off on a press conference？4。 The blood veil never should’ve dropped。 The whole curse division/government plot should’ve never happened。 I think the authors wanted to create more drama to the story。 They needed an excuse to make this a duology instead of a stand alone。 It should’ve been a standalone。 There was filler in book one that could’ve been taken out and then finish breaking the curse， all in one book。 It was jsut weird that there is this big competition fight to the death， but yet these characters can just go visit mom or whatever？ 5。 Why do we not get Finleys pov？ I’d understand Reid sort of but we get the others pov and it doesn’t really make sense。 I thought the whole time Finley was up to something because of it。 I liked the media excerpts at the beginning of chapter。 I was glad to see isobel face her selfishness。 I grew to like Reid， even though he did awful things， similar to Allistair。This book wasn’t for me。 The first book was so original and this was not。 Thank you netgalley for this arc in exchange for my honest review。。。。more

Jessica Schulz ， 2022-08-10 00:00

Received arc from NetGalley。 This definitely could have all been in one stand alone book rather than a duology。 The first one was so good and I throughly enjoyed it and that was my first mistake。 Because of that I expected more from this。 The further I got into this the more I’m thinking these two books could have been condensed into one。 Most scenes are very drawn out and not enough is happening to warrant a second book in my opinion。 When things do happen they are very quick and then everythin Received arc from NetGalley。 This definitely could have all been in one stand alone book rather than a duology。 The first one was so good and I throughly enjoyed it and that was my first mistake。 Because of that I expected more from this。 The further I got into this the more I’m thinking these two books could have been condensed into one。 Most scenes are very drawn out and not enough is happening to warrant a second book in my opinion。 When things do happen they are very quick and then everything is back to being filler and too drawn out。 And of course everyone gets coupled up， which I guess is fine but not necessary。 Some people can also just be friends。 Although I am so totally here for Alistair and Gavin， but they fall under my extreme love for enemies to lovers trope。 While I very much liked the writing， the characters and the （minimal）world building it just fell flat for me。 Which is extremely disappointing。 I would only recommend because this is the finish/ending to book one。。。。more

Nicole Field ， 2022-08-09 00:00

I had been waiting for this amazing conclusion to the duology with baited breath since I read the first one a few month ago。 Very impatient waiting。 And my hopes for what this book could and might be were not at all dashed。 People， gather around if you want to see how the second novel in a duology is even better than the first。 And that's a huge compliant given that I really didn't see any flaws in pacing， characters or world building of the first one。 I thought it might be that this one was lon I had been waiting for this amazing conclusion to the duology with baited breath since I read the first one a few month ago。 Very impatient waiting。 And my hopes for what this book could and might be were not at all dashed。 People， gather around if you want to see how the second novel in a duology is even better than the first。 And that's a huge compliant given that I really didn't see any flaws in pacing， characters or world building of the first one。 I thought it might be that this one was longer but， no， it seems like it was around the same size。 We pick up immediately after the events of the last novel。 If I'd had a bit more time between reading the first and second book， I might have had a little bit of a disconnect here because there wasn't a lot of time dedicated to recapping。 The same point of views were all carried over into this one and the stakes were indeed higher。 Isobel and Alistair's alliance was broken。 The continued character development of both characters was fantastic， as was the repercussions from the fight between them that happened at the end of the last book。Briony attempting to break the curse becomes rather a larger priority in this novel。 It seemed like all hope for it might be lost at the end of the last book， but Briony doubles down and even gets a satisfactory interaction with her sister again before it's all over。 Of everything， there was one alliance that was the most surprising to me。 An alliance that actually ended in a relationship， which was just a bonus actually。 Considering one of the harsher comments I used to have about The Hunger Games series was that these kids wouldn't have time or space in their heads for relationships at the same time as fighting for their lives， I was really surprised by how much I was rooting for this particular relationship as soon as I recognised the direction it was headed in。。。。more

readwithnikki ， 2022-08-09 00:00

Thank you to Macmillan Audio for providing me with this ALC。The second book did the first one justice。 The first book I liked but found a little confusing， granted it was my first multi pov audiobook。 I really like this book and really hope it gets a movie adaptation。 Everything about it was done well and I’m glad to have read it。 Just the fact that everyone’s a villain （or are they） makes my heart swoon。It’s both dazzling and spellbinding and executed so nicely。 There was never a dull moment bu Thank you to Macmillan Audio for providing me with this ALC。The second book did the first one justice。 The first book I liked but found a little confusing， granted it was my first multi pov audiobook。 I really like this book and really hope it gets a movie adaptation。 Everything about it was done well and I’m glad to have read it。 Just the fact that everyone’s a villain （or are they） makes my heart swoon。It’s both dazzling and spellbinding and executed so nicely。 There was never a dull moment but it was also very easy to follow。 I loved the characters and the world and wish to go back for the first time。。。。more

ellie ， 2022-08-09 00:00

”In a different story， would we still have been enemies？” before we get into it， full transparency。。。 did i give this four stars because my ship happened！？？yes， yes i did💅🏻 it was probably closer to three stars if they hadn’t been a thing， but overall （in terms of plot and character development） this was leagues ahead of book one。 surpassed it by a mile， honestly。 i can’t believe i enjoyed it this much。 ”Killing is easy，” Alistair murmured。 “It’s the afterward that’s harder。” “But it’s th ”In a different story， would we still have been enemies？” before we get into it， full transparency。。。 did i give this four stars because my ship happened！？？yes， yes i did💅🏻 it was probably closer to three stars if they hadn’t been a thing， but overall （in terms of plot and character development） this was leagues ahead of book one。 surpassed it by a mile， honestly。 i can’t believe i enjoyed it this much。 ”Killing is easy，” Alistair murmured。 “It’s the afterward that’s harder。” “But it’s the afterward we’re fighting for。” i went into this book pretty resigned and already prepared to label it a flop since the first book and i didn’t exactly get along— i acknowledge its kinda mean of me to have done that， but when you haven’t enjoyed the previous book， it’s hard to get excited about the second。 i wasn’t really invested in book one， but i was curious to see how the duet ended， more so to find out the fate of the characters than to see where the plot was going。 both were a heart-achingly wonderful surprise that i can’t believe i enjoyed quite this much。 i thought the authors would go down the very obvious and predictable route that had been laid out in book one， so i wasn’t looking forward having to read said predictability。 i assumed it was just going to be something that’s been done before time and time again， with nothing new or special incorporated。 especially regarding one of the relationships in this story。。。but the direction Foody and Herman took this second instalment in actually shocked me。 im still astounded they chose this route and no one is happier than me。 when i was roughly around 30%， i kept saying to myself “is this happening？ am i reading too much into this？ am i just projecting because i want these two to be together so bad？？？” you bet your arses i was highlighting EVERY quote— every glance， every pining moment， every flash of tension。 my entire kindle has barely any highlighted notes that aren’t my ship😭 normally i will break up my reviews by interjecting some of my favourite quotes throughout but i literally have none because they’re all spoilery— the ones i do have were me really scraping the barrel💀 these two will be my new personality trait in the coming weeks， so sorry to everyone in advance。 He loved monster stories， after all， and he was undoubtedly the monster of this tale。 this will also be spoilery for book one （not this one though， dw！）， so if you haven’t read that one and intend to， don’t say i didn’t warn you :） All Of Our Demise is split into two converging storylines— those who want to break the curse and end the tournament for good， and the ones who don’t。 this actually gave the plot very clear and concise direction with higher stakes， which i found the first book severely lacked。 it wasn’t overly complicated but still intricate and well-thought out so it was easy to follow。 while the world-building was solid and not too presumptuous like i found it to be in book one。 this one just felt more refined and sharper。 i didn’t have high hopes for the plot， i was relying solely on the characters for enjoyment but the plot managed to ensnare me， too。 this was something i could sink my teeth into。 finally。but ultimately it was the characters and their development that were the whinging stars of the book。 character motivations were clear here （and it was probably my biggest issue with book one） and their personal growth was staggeringly poignant and wonderful。 watching each of them come full circle was achingly satisfying as it was melancholy。 by the end， i really felt like i had gone on an enlightening， gruelling and rewarding journey with these four main characters。 looking back on these characters at the beginning then to the people they are by the end of the duet was almost jarring for me— their individual growth was executed effortlessly throughout this book that i barely noticed just how much they’d all changed until I got to the very final chapters。 i noticed it the most with Gavin initially and then i began to notice it with everyone else too。 i have to admit i started this series liking two characters， and no one else， and ended up falling in love with all of them。 the book drew a lot more emotion from me too— i cried more than i care to admit。 Gavin had once agonized over whether the real Alistair Lowe was more boy or monster， but now he understood that Alistair was both。 And even though neither canceled the other out， he didn’t think that made Alistair beyond redemption。 now onto the characters— we have four main characters who POVs we jump between， then roughly three major side characters who we don’t get a POV of （but i kinda wish we did）。 🦋Alistair Lowe🦋 his first chapter actually revived me from the boredom of the previous two。 he just brings a severity and ruthlessness to the story the other characters don’t。 my dog was sleeping next to me， and because she’s a drama queen who doesn’t like her slumber to be disturbed， i had to snigger to myself to cover the loud belly laughs at Alistair’s dialogue。 i just adore him so much。 his character development！？？？？he was one of two characters where i finished the book and could clearly see the journey of his character arc。 you first meet this dark， brooding “monster” everyone fears but in reality he’s a soft broken boy begging the world to see him。 he’s incredibly multi-faceted， to me， almost an enigma at times— you expect one thing from him and he ends up doing the complete opposite。 he’s fiercely protective and loyal， snarky and deadpan to a fault。 i must have a thing for Alistairs in fantasies。 The Grieves had raised Gavin to die。 The Lowes had raised Alistair to kill。 ✨Gavin Grieve✨ my favourite underdog。 my unhinged boy。 my bby。 ilysm。 he was my favourite from the previous book and he’s still my no。 1 now💅🏻Gavin was the other character who’s growth was staggering— the way i envisioned him in my head when i first met him vs his final appearance was so satisfying。 out of everyone， i feel like he deserved that growth the most。 being raised so he can be slaughtered and never feeling loved， his journey of acceptance and self-love had me weepy af。 Gavin Grieve you will always be famous！！ The Thorburn family had always played the heroes in their town’s ancient， bloodstained story， and no one resented that more than the Thorburn sisters。 🥀Briony Thorburn🥀 i really enjoyed watching Briony grow。 she wasn’t exactly my favourite in the previous book。 she felt like a knock-off Hermione Granger without the bite。 here though？ i loved seeing her come into her own， carving out her own destiny rather than be tied down by the shackles of the Thorburn legacy。 she comes full circle and just felt softer， i suppose。and she made me cry， too， so there’s that😭 Because the Macaslans were disgusting， conniving， greedy。 They spun whatever tales suited them; they took advantage of every contemptible opportunity that fell at their feet。 And the only way to finish their true story was to stoop to the vilest low possible to survive。 🔮Isobel Macaslan🔮 for the first half of this book， i wanted to tussle with Isobel so bad。 i feel like in every fantasy book when it alternates between multiple POVs， there’s always that one person who’s chapter you get to and think “eurghhh， really？ again？ already？” and Isobel is that one for me。 for me， Isobel is the only character without clear direction and motivations。 i struggled to connect and sympathise with her， to root for her and genuinely like her。 i think her constant pity-party was just stifling— it wasn’t until she fully owned who she was that i started to thaw towards her。 because， the previous three characters？ their irrecoverably flawed and they know it。 with Isobel it took her a while to own up to her shit and accept the flawed parts of herself， rather than blaming everyone else around her。 so in the second half she really grew on me too。 will she ever be my favourite？ no。 but was a rooting for her？ 100000x。 and was i shipping her with a certain somebody？👀 absolutely。 she really switched up and me and im so glad because i was sick of being a hater lmao。 There was no denying it—no matter how much perfume she spritzed on to cover her stench， Isobel was a true Macaslan champion。 🍃Hendry Lowe🍃 all you need to know is that i would die for this man。 🖤Reid MacTavish🖤 i really enjoyed his role in the story！ again， i assumed his character would go down a very predictable route from the way he was set up in book one， but i found myself really intrigued by him and loved the trajectory F&H took his character。 but my favourite character is Marianne with her lil gargoyle tea-party and her rat skeletons🥰 i needed more of the comedy queen who stole the show。 it wasn’t all perfect though— i found the climax of the plot to be。。。 messy， honestly。 and a little underdeveloped。 i kinda skimmed it， mostly to focus on the characters because i found it all a bit confusing。 and there were aspects of the plot i found to be weak and rushed。 They weren’t friends; they were allies。 and i have to reiterate。。。 MY SHIP SET SAIL🥳🎊🍾🎉 they stole the show for me， i wouldn’t have loved this so much without them— i won’t spoil anything but i’ll just say that the pacing was perfect， the development was authentic， and the tension had me in a chokehold。 im so happy F&H did it。 Herman owes it to me after my she sunk my The Devouring Gray ship。 doing the Lord’s work。 so， after my long-winded fangirling， i think even if the first book wasn’t your favourite and you’re unsure whether to dive into the second one， i think you should still give it a go。 book one lays the foundation of the story while book two effortlessly elevates it。thank you to NetGalley and Orion Publishing Group for the ARC in exchange for an honest review。。。。more

Trish ， 2022-08-08 00:00

Thank you NetGalley and MacMillan-Tor/Forge for an eGalley of All of Our Demise。I read All of Us Villains last year and found the premise and characters quite compelling--and All of Our Demise definitely frayed my nerves even further and left my nails bitten to the quick。That said， this installment felt a little long/drawn out？ In AoUV the plot and pacing felt more focused in on the tournament and champions and their role therein; while in AoOD， the world expanded to an extent: acknowledging the Thank you NetGalley and MacMillan-Tor/Forge for an eGalley of All of Our Demise。I read All of Us Villains last year and found the premise and characters quite compelling--and All of Our Demise definitely frayed my nerves even further and left my nails bitten to the quick。That said， this installment felt a little long/drawn out？ In AoUV the plot and pacing felt more focused in on the tournament and champions and their role therein; while in AoOD， the world expanded to an extent: acknowledging the impact the tournament （and all its potential destruction） was having on the town and even the country/world through the media coverage and political machinations。。。 And it almost felt like there were too many pieces on the board， too many dangling threads requiring explanation， development and resolution？ And all that was in addition to the individual character arcs continued development and all the twists and turns happening within the tournament itself and the champions quest to destroy the curse。 I definitely feel this was a realistic representation （relative， given， you know， magic）。 But I also found this changed the pacing of this book quite significantly versus the first installment。Altogether， I still enjoyed this read and found the ending remained true to the world Amanda Foody and Christine Lynn Herman built--not quite perfect， a little bittersweet， but with an edge of hope。 4 STARS 。。。more

Jill ， 2022-08-08 00:00

🩸All Of Our Demise🩸By Amanda Foody and Christine Lynn Herman @amandafoody @christineexists 🤫possible spoilers for All Of Us VillainsDescription:For the first time in this ancient， bloodstained story， the tournament is breaking。 The boundaries between the city of Ilvernath and the arena have fallen。 Reporters swarm the historic battlegrounds。 A dead boy now lives again。 And a new champion has entered the fray， one who seeks to break the curse for good。。。 no matter how many lives are sacrificed in 🩸All Of Our Demise🩸By Amanda Foody and Christine Lynn Herman @amandafoody @christineexists 🤫possible spoilers for All Of Us VillainsDescription:For the first time in this ancient， bloodstained story， the tournament is breaking。 The boundaries between the city of Ilvernath and the arena have fallen。 Reporters swarm the historic battlegrounds。 A dead boy now lives again。 And a new champion has entered the fray， one who seeks to break the curse for good。。。 no matter how many lives are sacrificed in the process。As the curse teeters closer and closer to collapse， the surviving champions each face a choice: dismantle the tournament piece by piece， or fight to the death as this story always intended。Long-held alliances will be severed。 Hearts will break。 Lives will end。 Because a tale as wicked as this one was never destined for happily ever after。🩸🩸🩸🩸All of Us Villains was one of my top reads of last year so I have been absolutely desperate to get my hands on the conclusion to this duology！ All Of Our Demise absolutely lived up to my expectations。 Things aren’t looking great at the start of the book， and the stakes are through the roof。 Relationships are the heart of this book， and dynamic between the remaining champions is constantly shifting and changing。 The evolving romantic relationships are so well done， and if you’d told me at the start that I would be team anyone other than the emerging couple in the first book， I would have said no way。 The development of the new relationships in this book is so good that I very quickly found myself shipping them！ The magic system in this world is so clever， I really enjoyed the problem solving with spellcraft in order for the champions to do what was needed。 I was very satisfied by the conclusion。 I don’t want to say too much and give anything away， but I felt like it was the perfect way to wrap everything up。 All Of Our Demise will be released on the 1st of September。 Thanks to @netgalley and @gollancz for the review copy in exchange for an honest review。。。。more

larasbookcase ， 2022-08-08 00:00

What a fantastic conclusion to an epic duology！ We really get to delve into the characters in this book， exploring their motivations and how they cope with and justify the bad things they've done。 Alistair is easily my favourite champion - he's a morally grey character and I love that！ I'm sad these books are over， but very excited for the next book by these authors！ What a fantastic conclusion to an epic duology！ We really get to delve into the characters in this book， exploring their motivations and how they cope with and justify the bad things they've done。 Alistair is easily my favourite champion - he's a morally grey character and I love that！ I'm sad these books are over， but very excited for the next book by these authors！。。。more

Andrie Castillo ， 2022-08-08 00:00

Thank you to NetGalley for sending me an advanced copy of this book。 All opinions are my own。 Check out All of Our Demise on August 30， 2022！A deliciously villainous end to this monstrous duology。 From the remnants of book one， All of Us Villains， the tale was far from over。 As All of Our Demise wrapped up the threads that bound our competitors to the Blood Veil’s thralls， the book kept me craving to know what choices our villains would make next。 Whether some would kill or be killed， choose to Thank you to NetGalley for sending me an advanced copy of this book。 All opinions are my own。 Check out All of Our Demise on August 30， 2022！A deliciously villainous end to this monstrous duology。 From the remnants of book one， All of Us Villains， the tale was far from over。 As All of Our Demise wrapped up the threads that bound our competitors to the Blood Veil’s thralls， the book kept me craving to know what choices our villains would make next。 Whether some would kill or be killed， choose to live by fear or by hope， fight to save the competition or fight to end it。 I was kept on my toes and taken down storylines I could not have imagined， though I greedily devoured。 The stakes were high， the pain inflicted on these characters excruciating to read at times， and the romance was blazing with tension from all sides。 The first half of the book had a slower pacing than that of the second half， which caused me to not give it that fifth star rating。 However， the ending was like bittersweet poison I want to read again and again。 This book will haunt me for weeks to come， and I will enjoy every second that I get to reminisce on the final story of my villainous friends: Alastair， Hendry， Gavin， Isobel， Reid， Finley， and Briony。Also， Alastair carried this book。 That’s my monster boy love him ❤️‍🔥🥹 。。。more

Jill ， 2022-08-08 00:00

🩸All Of Our Demise🩸By Amanda Foody and Christine Lynn Herman @amandafoody @christineexists 🤫possible spoilers for All Of Us VillainsDescription:For the first time in this ancient， bloodstained story， the tournament is breaking。 The boundaries between the city of Ilvernath and the arena have fallen。 Reporters swarm the historic battlegrounds。 A dead boy now lives again。 And a new champion has entered the fray， one who seeks to break the curse for good。。。 no matter how many lives are sacrificed in 🩸All Of Our Demise🩸By Amanda Foody and Christine Lynn Herman @amandafoody @christineexists 🤫possible spoilers for All Of Us VillainsDescription:For the first time in this ancient， bloodstained story， the tournament is breaking。 The boundaries between the city of Ilvernath and the arena have fallen。 Reporters swarm the historic battlegrounds。 A dead boy now lives again。 And a new champion has entered the fray， one who seeks to break the curse for good。。。 no matter how many lives are sacrificed in the process。As the curse teeters closer and closer to collapse， the surviving champions each face a choice: dismantle the tournament piece by piece， or fight to the death as this story always intended。Long-held alliances will be severed。 Hearts will break。 Lives will end。 Because a tale as wicked as this one was never destined for happily ever after。🩸🩸🩸🩸All of Us Villains was one of my top reads of last year so I have been absolutely desperate to get my hands on the conclusion to this duology！ All Of Our Demise absolutely lived up to my expectations。 Things aren’t looking great at the start of the book， and the stakes are through the roof。 Relationships are the heart of this book， and dynamic between the remaining champions is constantly shifting and changing。 The evolving romantic relationships are so well done， and if you’d told me at the start that I would be team anyone other than the emerging couple in the first book， I would have said no way。 The development of the new relationships in this book is so good that I very quickly found myself shipping them！ The magic system in this world is so clever， I really enjoyed the problem solving with spellcraft in order for the champions to do what was needed。 I was very satisfied by the conclusion。 I don’t want to say too much and give anything away， but I felt like it was the perfect way to wrap everything up。 All Of Our Demise will be released on the 1st of September。 Thanks to @netgalley and @gollancz for the review copy in exchange for an honest review。。。。more

Kelly ， 2022-08-07 00:00

Having devoured All of Us Villains by Christine Herman and Amanda Foody last year， All of Our Demise became one of my most anticipated reads of this year。 I was so excited to read it and I’m sad， having finished it， that this duology is now finished。 I really enjoyed both books and love the world Herman and Foody created - a dark， twisted， magical spin on The Hunger Games。 4。5 rounded up All of Our Demise （AOOD） takes off straight after the events of AOUV， placing us back under the Blood Veil in Having devoured All of Us Villains by Christine Herman and Amanda Foody last year， All of Our Demise became one of my most anticipated reads of this year。 I was so excited to read it and I’m sad， having finished it， that this duology is now finished。 I really enjoyed both books and love the world Herman and Foody created - a dark， twisted， magical spin on The Hunger Games。 4。5 rounded up All of Our Demise （AOOD） takes off straight after the events of AOUV， placing us back under the Blood Veil in Illvernath during tournament to determine which family will gain control of the sought after high magick。 Traditionally this tournament is fought by 7 champions， one from each of Illvernath’s key families。 But this time things are set to change as some of the champions seek to bring the curse down once and for all。 AOOD is written in the same way as AOUV with each chapter being from one of the four main champions’ perspectives。 I really enjoyed the way Herman and Foody tell their story through their champions。 Each champion goes on one heck of a journey through the duology and so we’re afforded a better insight into who they are and the motivations behind their choices。As with AOUV the world building and magick system was brilliant。 The spells and curses the champions cast are so incentive and the trials they go through were thrilling。 There are also a lot of twists and turns throughout that keep you guessing。 There are some romantic strands running throughout AOOD which I think worked well and added to the story and yet never distracted from what was going on。 There is one coupling that I can see being controversial， however I thought they worked。 It’s hard to explain without spoilers but their coupling allowed us to see a different side to each of them， and showed how nothing is black and white in this story。This next part may be considered spoilery so skip if you don’t want to know - I think the only thing that could have made AOOD better for me， and I feel a savage saying this， is if another champion met their demise earlier on in the novel。 The trials to break the curse were amazing and often so tense， yet with the champions surviving each time （until the end） the stakes never felt as high as they could have。 Saying this， however， I don’t know who I’d have been ok losing and it didn’t take away at all from my enjoyment of the story。 Overall， AOOD was a very satisfying ending to the duology。 I loved spending more time with the champions and I’m sad that their story is over。 I’d recommend this book to anyone who loves a darker tale， magic， morally grey characters and Hunger Games esque trials。 A really fun read。 With thanks to Netgally & Gollancz for the advanced copy in return for my honest review。。。。more

Librow0rm Christine ， 2022-08-07 00:00

Thank you so， so much Orión （Jenna Petts，） for the invitation to read All of Our Demise by Christine Herman and Amanda Foody via NetGalley。 I was over the moon to be given an advanced opportunity to read the concluding part of this duology and here’s my honest and unbiased review。I totally fell for All Of Us Villains when it came out last year， and had extremely high expectations for this 2nd book。 Yes， I’m demanding， but to my utter relief Foody and Herman totally delivered！All of Our Demise pi Thank you so， so much Orión （Jenna Petts，） for the invitation to read All of Our Demise by Christine Herman and Amanda Foody via NetGalley。 I was over the moon to be given an advanced opportunity to read the concluding part of this duology and here’s my honest and unbiased review。I totally fell for All Of Us Villains when it came out last year， and had extremely high expectations for this 2nd book。 Yes， I’m demanding， but to my utter relief Foody and Herman totally delivered！All of Our Demise picks up events where they left off in the last book。 I totally recommend a re-read or a polite request for a quick catch up/précis to be included at the start of this book。 However， even without both， I was totally thrown straight back into the action and my memory caught up exceedingly quickly。 I’m going to put this down to his strong both books in the duology are。 Immediately pulled into the red veil and the amazing world building that conjured up Ilvernath， and the stunningly intricate and complex magic system， I was caught like an insect in a spider web， caught up in the ever increasing layers of story and magical system。 To mix my metaphors even more， this duology is totally an onion！The story itself continues to be told from the perspective of multiple character PoVs， digging deeper and deeper into their back stories， motivations and psyches。 There is no question， each and every character is morally grey， but all captured my empathy and I was surprised to find myself wanting more and more for the purported darkest characters， including Alistair， Reid and Isobel to win。 Once again this story doesn’t pull any punches， delivering the hardest one of all at an unexpected moment and the ending was delivered beautifully， painfully and perfectly in tune with the series。 If you were captivated by All of Us Villains， get your pre-order in for All of Our Demise， and if you haven’t read either but love magic， morally grey characters， Hunger Games with even more magic， go for it， you won’t regret it！"You should know by now - all the fucked-up fairy tales in Ilvernath are true。" 。。。more

Debra ， 2022-08-07 00:00

Calling all Villains！！！！！ It began with All of Us Villains and it ends with All of Our Demise！ Both books were amazing， both dazzled me， both cast their spell on me！This book will not work as a stand-alone。 Read All of Us Villains first。 You will thank me and be swept away into the world of high magick！ I could not wait to see how this duology ended。 After finishing the first book， I was instantly wanting more。 This book did not disappoint！ The curse is teetering towards collapse。 The tournament Calling all Villains！！！！！ It began with All of Us Villains and it ends with All of Our Demise！ Both books were amazing， both dazzled me， both cast their spell on me！This book will not work as a stand-alone。 Read All of Us Villains first。 You will thank me and be swept away into the world of high magick！ I could not wait to see how this duology ended。 After finishing the first book， I was instantly wanting more。 This book did not disappoint！ The curse is teetering towards collapse。 The tournament is breaking and a dead boy lives。 YES！！！！！！ I was so sad at the end of All of Us Villains and was so happy to see that my favorite character lived！ There will be a new champion， revelations， alliances tested， and love explored！！！！ Bring it on！So good！ There are twists， turns and revelations。 I am not a big fantasy reader but this one completely won me over。 I hoped for them， held my breath for them， my heart ached for them， and I cheered for them！ Whew！ Such a clever， gripping， and captivating book！ This one cast an enchantment on me！Well written， magical， and exciting。 Thank you to Macmillan Audio， Macmillan Young Listeners and NetGalley who provided me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review。 All the thoughts and opinions are my own。Read more of my reviews at www。openbookposts。com 。。。more

Clarissa ， 2022-08-06 00:00

this was one of my most anticipated reads of 2022 and my god did it not disappoint。 after the events of the first book， things are messy， the tournament can be broken and save the rest of the competitors but we have come complications from the others who don't want it broken for their own spoilery reasons。 it picks up right where we left the first book off， and the whirlwind pacing of the book was so well done - each time we thought things were okay something else came about and threw everything this was one of my most anticipated reads of 2022 and my god did it not disappoint。 after the events of the first book， things are messy， the tournament can be broken and save the rest of the competitors but we have come complications from the others who don't want it broken for their own spoilery reasons。 it picks up right where we left the first book off， and the whirlwind pacing of the book was so well done - each time we thought things were okay something else came about and threw everything。 the character development from isobel， gavin and alistair？？ 10/10 - their stories and growth made so much sense and i have so many things i want to say but are spoilers so i won't。 one of the things i absolutely loved about this was that we had our main plot and the slightest romance subplots and this is what i'm here for in a fantasy book。 anyway， i think this is going up there with my favourite duologies。 thank you to netgalley for an arc in exchange for an honest review。。。。more

Geova_reads ， 2022-08-06 00:00

Para leer la reseña en español， seguí bajando :D I'm a living ghost story。 Of course they think I'm dangerous。Many thanks to Tor Teen， Amanda Foody， Christine Lyn Herman and Edelweiss for giving me this eARC in exchange for an honest review。 Once there was a boy that wanted to be a monster… This is the final part of Alistair Lowe’s story， and Gavin Grieve， Isobel Macaslan， Finley Briar and Briony Thorbourn。 After the events of All of us Villains， the treason， dead and curses our boys and girls a Para leer la reseña en español， seguí bajando :D I'm a living ghost story。 Of course they think I'm dangerous。Many thanks to Tor Teen， Amanda Foody， Christine Lyn Herman and Edelweiss for giving me this eARC in exchange for an honest review。 Once there was a boy that wanted to be a monster… This is the final part of Alistair Lowe’s story， and Gavin Grieve， Isobel Macaslan， Finley Briar and Briony Thorbourn。 After the events of All of us Villains， the treason， dead and curses our boys and girls are running against time， against the eyes of the world and all the tea spilled because of A tradition of tragedy， and also are running for their lives。 Some wants to break the tournament， others want to protect the most important things on their lives， everything could co wrong and every one of them is ready to kill and claim the prize， high magick。 But this isn’t the only problem Ilvernath is facing， nope， a series of dissapearings and murders started and who is the killer？ Dun， dun， dun， I won’t say it because as Alistair， I like to be the bad one laughs in villain。 This book is the last part of the story and dear Hecate， what a journey。 As the first book， this one is full of action， anyone can betray anyone and of course， everyone can die in this madness。 I loved this book， it was amazing and basically a roller coaster。 This one felt much dangerous for our beloved antiheroes than the first one because everything is coming to an end， one way or another will they break the tournament or all of them are going to die？ That， dear readers， is the point of this book。 So， I won’t say much more。 Let’s talk about the characters and the multiple POVs of this book， first， you know I loved Alistair in All of us villains， but in this book I loved him even more， he wants to be the bad guy and his family stories have chased him all his life， but here he understood that he isn’t as bad as everyone thinks。 He has a beautiful soul and I wanted to hug him so much。 But don’t misunderstand me， he is ready to fight and kill every living creature that represents a threat to Henry。 I also enjoyed reading Gavin and Isobel’s POV， both of them were in so much trouble thinking about what the hell will do with the tournament。 Some alliances were important to them， and the unexpected happened。 But you know who I didn’t like to read about？ Briony， since book one， she was my least favorite character。 She always wanted to play the hero， always the good person， and I simply couldn’t stand her， but it is what it is and at the end I understood her reasons to be this way。 Another thing I loved in these books was the ambiance of this world， it was like reading a movie。 This place feels so dark and creepy， and the way this book is narrated is so dark that I love how twisty they are。So， I gave this book 4。5/5 stars because the level of anxiety this book provoked on me was huge， the ending was amazing， and this story was so good。 The dark academia vibes of this one and the way everything comes together to make a final explosion was truly epic。 But I didn’t enjoy was something I can’t tell you because of huge spoilers。 Soy una historia de fantasmas viviente。 Por supuesto que piensan que soy peligroso。Muchas gracias a Tor Teen， Amanda Foody， Christine Lyn Herman y Edelweiss por darme este eARC a cambio de una reseña honesta。Había una vez un chico que quería ser un monstruo。。。 Esta es la parte final de la historia de Alistair Lowe， y de Gavin Grieve， Isobel Macaslan， Finley Briar y Briony Thorbourn。 Después de los hechos de All of us Villains， la traición， la muerte y las maldiciones， nuestros chicos y chicas están corriendo contra el tiempo， contra los ojos del mundo y todo el chisme que A tradition of tragedy trajo， y también están corriendo por sus vidas。 Algunos quieren romper el torneo， otros quieren proteger las cosas más importantes de sus vidas， todo podría salir mal y cada uno de ellos está listo para matar y reclamar el premio， High Magick。Pero este no es el único problema que enfrenta Ilvernath， no， también comenzó una serie de desapariciones y asesinatos y ¿quién es el asesino？ Dun， dun， dun， no lo diré porque， como Alistair， me gusta ser la mala， se ríe en villano。 Este libro es la última parte de la historia y querida Hécate， qué viaje。 Como el primer libro， este está lleno de acción， cualquiera puede traicionar a cualquiera y por supuesto， todos pueden morir en esta locura。Me encantó este libro， fue increíble y básicamente una montaña rusa。 Este se sintió mucho más peligroso para nuestros queridos antihéroes que el primero， porque todo está llegando a su fin， de una forma u otra， ¿romperán el torneo o todos van a morir？ Ese， queridos lectores， es el objetivo de este libro。 Así que no diré mucho más。Hablemos de los personajes y los múltiples puntos de vista de este libro， primero， saben que amé a Alistair en All of us villains， pero en este libro lo amé aún más， él quiere ser el malo y las historias de su familia lo han perseguido toda su vida， pero aquí entendió que no es tan malo como todos piensan。 Tiene un alma hermosa y quería abrazarlo tanto。 Pero no me malinterpreten， está listo para luchar y matar a todos los seres vivos que representen una amenaza para Henry。También disfruté leyendo el punto de vista de Gavin e Isobel， ambos estaban en muchos problemas pensando en qué diablos harían con el torneo。 Algunas alianzas fueron importantes para ellos， y sucedió lo inesperado。 ¿Pero saben sobre quién no me gustaba leer？ Briony， desde el primer libro， ella era mi personaje menos favorito。 Ella siempre quiso ser la heroína， siempre la buena persona， y yo simplemente no la soporté， pero es lo que es y al final entendí sus razones para ser así。Otra cosa que me encantó de estos libros fue el ambiente de este mundo， fue como leer una película。 Este lugar se siente tan oscuro y espeluznante， y la forma en que se narra este libro es tan oscura que me encanta lo retorcidos que son。Entonces， le di a este libro 4。5/5 estrellas porque el nivel de ansiedad que me provocó fue enorme， el final fue increíble y esta historia fue muy buena。 Las vibraciones de académica oscura de este y la forma en que todo se une para hacer una explosión final fue realmente épica。 Pero no disfruté， algo que no puedo contar debido a los grandes spoilers。。。。more

Sarah Book Dragon ， 2022-08-06 00:00

If Alistair dies， I will riot

Camilla_Reads ， 2022-08-06 00:00

Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for an e-ARC of this book in exchange for my honest review。 "You should know by now - all the fcked-up fairy tales in Ilvernath are true。"All Of Us Villains was one of my favourite reads of 2021， so I've been impatiently waiting to get my hands on the conclusion of the duology。 I was so excited to get it as an ARC and it really did deliver beyond expectations。We re-join the champions right where the events of the last book left off - which admittedly at Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for an e-ARC of this book in exchange for my honest review。 "You should know by now - all the fcked-up fairy tales in Ilvernath are true。"All Of Us Villains was one of my favourite reads of 2021， so I've been impatiently waiting to get my hands on the conclusion of the duology。 I was so excited to get it as an ARC and it really did deliver beyond expectations。We re-join the champions right where the events of the last book left off - which admittedly at first had me confused as I'd forgotten a lot more than I thought I had！ But I did love being thrown straight back into the action。 Something I adored about AOUV was the magical system， and I was reminded again in AOOD how intricate and original it is。 We already explored common， high and life magick in the first book， but it's covered in more depth here， and more details and secrets emerge about the latter in particular。 Again， we've multiple POVs， and we get too understand more behind our favourite morally grey characters' motives。 While I do love all the characters， and grew to care for them even more in this second book， I found myself leaning more towards Alistair Lowe and Isobel Macaslan， and thoroughly enjoying their parts - as I had in book one， too。 The ending was unexpected， and a bit of a gut punch if I'm honest - but that's all I'll say on the matter （no spoilers here！） Again， I'm highly recommending this series to anyone who loves:- The Hunger Games but wanted more magic- misunderstood， villainous MCs- star-crossed lovers- rooting for the 'bad guys'I can guarantee you'll enjoy this duology and wish you could stay longer in Ilvernath afterwards。。。。more

Ally ， 2022-08-05 00:00

3。5/5 there will be spoilersThis was better than the last one。I went into this with very low expectations， the first book often felt like nothing happened and the characters didn’t feel flushed out at all。 I went into this one low key wanting everyone to die， so imagine my surprise when by the end， that was no longer the case。The pacing of this one was better， stuff actually， consistently happened， perhaps too much at times。 The whole subplot with the government and the serial killer thing felt 3。5/5 there will be spoilersThis was better than the last one。I went into this with very low expectations， the first book often felt like nothing happened and the characters didn’t feel flushed out at all。 I went into this one low key wanting everyone to die， so imagine my surprise when by the end， that was no longer the case。The pacing of this one was better， stuff actually， consistently happened， perhaps too much at times。 The whole subplot with the government and the serial killer thing felt like it was added in last minute and I didn’t feel like it contributed much to the story overall because this isn’t a story that needed bureaucratic antagonism。 Between that and the frequent early tangents recapping the first book， the first book which I felt was all set up for this without a real plot of its own， I stand by my assessment this should’ve been one book: one long， edited down for consistency and pacing， adult book instead of YA， and I think the series as a whole would’ve been a lot more enjoyable that way。But yeah， this felt much less like it was spinning its wheels dragging the passage of time kicking and screaming like the first one was。 Was it good？ I’m not sure， but it was the kinda turn your brain off hot mess I absolutely needed right now， and for what it is， I can appreciate that。Though for the all of two people who care I’m still mad my man Reid thought doing DIY surgery on himself was easier than just putting a spell blocker in his FREQUENTLY MENTIONED tongue ring， but I digress lmao。。。。more

Katie ， 2022-08-05 00:00

2。5 stars rounded up。 After not loving the first installment in the series， I had much more fun in this second book。 Some of the things I struggled with were fixed but mostly it was my expectations that were different。 While I think the first book suffered from being mis-marketed （if you’re comparing yourself to the hunger games I expect complex political nuance， which neither installment contained） having different expectations for the sequel made it a more pleasurable reading experience。 Thing 2。5 stars rounded up。 After not loving the first installment in the series， I had much more fun in this second book。 Some of the things I struggled with were fixed but mostly it was my expectations that were different。 While I think the first book suffered from being mis-marketed （if you’re comparing yourself to the hunger games I expect complex political nuance， which neither installment contained） having different expectations for the sequel made it a more pleasurable reading experience。 Things that worked for me: Improvements in both pacing and character work！ While the first book felt very tell not show in regard to characterization， this installment does a better job providing depth to some of the characters and their relationships。 I think Briony and Isobel’s friendship is wildly underdeveloped and this took away from some of the impact the authors wanted。 I loved the media snippet intros of each chapter， getting glimpses of how the tournament looks from the outside POV was very interesting。 Gavin’s POV。 I must confess I found him insufferable the first book but seeing him interact with different characters made his arc and internal monologue Much more interesting to me。 Things that didn’t work for me: Similar to the first book， the romances did not completely work for me。 One of the new pairings i enjoyed more than others but with no time passing between books in world， it didn’t quite read believably。 Brionys POV。 She was the least enjoyable character to read from for me。 I think it comes down to the majority of her interactions/thoughts focusing on Finley and his not being a POV character。 If we had the other side of their interactions I think i would have enjoyed it more！ Additionally she did not seem to have a strong connection to the other POV characters other than Isobel （which wasn’t even explored that much we heard so much about how they were best friends but I never felt it） so her POV felt separate to me， again especially with Finlay not having his own chapters。 While it may have complicated things， I think an expanded list of POVs would have improved the story （mostly Finley but I would have also like me to read from Hendry and Reid）。 The government subplot。 While there was some build up to it it didn’t feel fleshed out enough and wrapped up quite conveniently。 All in all an improvement from the first installment and I think many readers will enjoy。 Thank you TorTeen and NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review。。。。more

Maria ， 2022-08-05 00:00

'All of Our Demise' is the sequel to 'All of Us Villians' the successful novel from Christine Herman and Amanda Foody。 With a focus on magic， villains， heroes and secrets， they have chosen a popular and exciting genre for their duology。'All of Us Villians' is set is the fictional town of Ilvernath， in a world where magic is commonplace but there are still some nasty secrets to be revealed。 'All of Our Demise' is set immediately after the events of the first book and I would recommend that you do 'All of Our Demise' is the sequel to 'All of Us Villians' the successful novel from Christine Herman and Amanda Foody。 With a focus on magic， villains， heroes and secrets， they have chosen a popular and exciting genre for their duology。'All of Us Villians' is set is the fictional town of Ilvernath， in a world where magic is commonplace but there are still some nasty secrets to be revealed。 'All of Our Demise' is set immediately after the events of the first book and I would recommend that you do read the first book as it really does set the background and storyline - there are many layer to the story as regards the tournament history， deaths， use of curses， alliances etc that it would prove difficult to start with book two。 Not to mention that it would also provide many spoilers for the narrative so far。 So what has happened？A member of the magical community in Ilvernath has recently published a book called “A Tradition of Tragedy”; a revelatory and salacious book that shocks the community to the core as they learn of the truth behind the magical powers in Ilvernath。 Or rather the curse behind their powers。。。。。。。 There are seven families who have been fighting to control the high magick for centuries， resulting in a magick tournament that occurs ever generation。 Now， with the rising of the Blood Moon， the families realise that they must choose their champion for the tournament - only and this is not a Tri-Wizard event but rather a duel to the death with only one winner。 When the Blood Veil falls， the tournament will begin and the eventually winner （murdered？） will receive control of high magick until the next event。 Not one of the families is particularly likable and seem to have no redeeming aspects。 Overall， they certainly fit the character of 'villains' from the title。 Faced with media scrutiny and the realisation that they can no longer hide as before， our seven champions enter the arena。 Alliances will be made and fractured， friendships destroyed and hearts broken as our seven battle their way along。The story is told from the perspective of four champions: Alistair LoweBriony ThorburnGavin Grieves Isobel Macaslanproviding the reader with an insight into their history and also their reasons for participating。 The history aspect functions particularly well and we learn of how all the champions grew up as friends in the town and now are struggling their emotions as they fight。 I also found myself sympathizing as I hear of the story from their viewpoint - a great method of encouraging the reader to become emotionally invested in the novel。 With each chapter we learn of the internal struggle faced by the character - that no one is truly a villain but neither are they truly a hero。 It makes for a refreshing change that the typical character redemption arc is taken in various directions here and provides the reader with an expected ending。。。。more

Zandt McCue ， 2022-08-05 00:00

A constant struggle between readers and authors is where we believe the story should go。 Our perceived events， and endings， versus the reality of the matter。 I see All of Our Demise as a book of many shortcomings after the largely promising All of Us Villains。 Am I wrong？For a large portion of the book， I found myself repeatedly putting it down after reading a few pages at a time。 Do I have rose-colored glasses for All of Us Villains？ I found it surprisingly good。 Here， too much teen drama overt A constant struggle between readers and authors is where we believe the story should go。 Our perceived events， and endings， versus the reality of the matter。 I see All of Our Demise as a book of many shortcomings after the largely promising All of Us Villains。 Am I wrong？For a large portion of the book， I found myself repeatedly putting it down after reading a few pages at a time。 Do I have rose-colored glasses for All of Us Villains？ I found it surprisingly good。 Here， too much teen drama overtook the story。 I grew tired of having the characters talk about their issues， intensifying whatever situation they were facing。 It was kind of saying to me "No， no no。 This is really serious。 Believe me！" and。。。meh。 Then the relationships were a real mood killer。 One， in particular， felt forced and， although written to develop organically， still felt unrealistic。 Again， I don't make these decisions。 It is what it is。 I understood the stakes were high but in the end， stopped caring。 It became a mixing pot of ideas that never feel threatening。I can't find the right words to express myself on the rest of this。 I guess in a way it is a good thing that this was a duology。。。。more

Amanda Shepard （Between-the-Shelves）， 2022-08-04 00:00

Every year when the Blood Veil rises， the seven families of Ilvernath compete in a tournament to the death。 The prize？ The control of the vast wellspring of high magick。 Currently in the thick of the tournament， the current competitors have learned that the curse of the Blood Veil can be broken。 And now the tournament itself is breaking all around them。As the curse gets closer and closer to breaking， the champions have to make a choice。 Do they work towards breaking the curse or continue the tou Every year when the Blood Veil rises， the seven families of Ilvernath compete in a tournament to the death。 The prize？ The control of the vast wellspring of high magick。 Currently in the thick of the tournament， the current competitors have learned that the curse of the Blood Veil can be broken。 And now the tournament itself is breaking all around them。As the curse gets closer and closer to breaking， the champions have to make a choice。 Do they work towards breaking the curse or continue the tournament as if nothing has happened？ Alliances will shift。 New relationships will form。 All we know is--the tournament will not have a happy ending。Thanks to NetGalley and Tor Teen for an advanced copy of All of Our Demise to review！ I read All of Us Villains in basically one sitting last year， so I was excited to see how it ended。 Especially since the first book ended with such a cliffhanger！If you loved the dark， foreboding nature of the first book， you'll absolutely love this one。 All your favorite characters return， each one just as morally grey as the last one。 They're all faced with choices they never thought they would have， especially that of ending the tournament forever。 Even though there are a lot of points of view in this book， I didn't feel like any of the characters were more developed than the other。 They all felt like well-rounded and complex characters， which is a point for the story！ It's hard to do that with so many different narrators。The action！ This book picks up immediately where the last book left off and doesn't let up on the action。 Foody and Herman also give us plenty of plot twists to keep us on our toes。 Plus， the world building is expanded in this book， giving us even more of this magical society the authors have created。 I would read more stories set in this world for sure！My only complaint is that at times， some of the elements feel a bit repetitive。 Honestly， I think that's partly because the book is a little on the long side。 Combining some of the events might have helped to cut down on some of the repetition。All in all， if you're looking for an action-packed ending to this duology， you'll love this finale！。。。more

CourtOfKayla ， 2022-08-04 00:00

All of our Demise takes your hands and pulls you deep back into the world of the Blood Veil without missing a single step or beat。 The beloved characters and champions of the first book are back， and their story and fight against traditional and high magick is more high-stakes than ever。 Loyalties clash， romance blooms， and spell stones are stocked as everything comes crashing down。 All of Our Demise is a tragic， beautifully written， and in-depth fantasy novel that delivers on all fronts。 While All of our Demise takes your hands and pulls you deep back into the world of the Blood Veil without missing a single step or beat。 The beloved characters and champions of the first book are back， and their story and fight against traditional and high magick is more high-stakes than ever。 Loyalties clash， romance blooms， and spell stones are stocked as everything comes crashing down。 All of Our Demise is a tragic， beautifully written， and in-depth fantasy novel that delivers on all fronts。 While it is a pretty sizable book， it doesn't feel long。 Each chapter and pov of the beloved characters pulls you in from start to finish。 I was constantly marking pages and theorizing on how I thought the champions were going to get out of the competition， and DON'T EVEN GET ME STARTED ON THE CHARACTER ARCS THIS BOOK。 I went from hating Gavin to loving his story arc。 I went from being a die hard Isobel and Alistair ship to both of them with other people。 When I tell you this book is a masterpiece in world lore， character arcs， and a tragically poetic story that leaves you breathless I MEAN IT！ I cried， I laughed， and I adored every single second of this sequel。 If you're looking for a new series to dive into I highly recommend All of Us Villains and picking up it's sequel， All of Our Demise！Side Note: I was sent an ARC of All of Our Demise from Tor Teen。 All opinions expressed in the review above are my own thoughts and opinions and are not influenced by early access。 This is my honest review。。。。more

Candice Ryan ， 2022-08-03 00:00

It was amazing to dive back into this world。 Sinking back into these characters was like sinking into your favorite comfy chair。 I loved getting to go deeper into Isobel’s head。 See her turmoil from all that took place between her and Alistair， and how she deals with the guilt。 It is hard to think about the fact these kids are in fact kids。 Everything that is thrown on their shoulders to deal with most adults would not be able to handle。 There is so much going on behind the scenes as well， and n It was amazing to dive back into this world。 Sinking back into these characters was like sinking into your favorite comfy chair。 I loved getting to go deeper into Isobel’s head。 See her turmoil from all that took place between her and Alistair， and how she deals with the guilt。 It is hard to think about the fact these kids are in fact kids。 Everything that is thrown on their shoulders to deal with most adults would not be able to handle。 There is so much going on behind the scenes as well， and now that the curse is starting to fall apart， they are starting to see that not everything is as it seems。 While I really enjoyed this book， I found it harder to lose myself in it like I did in the first book。 But altogether this duology was an absolute masterpiece。。。。more

Danika Robyn ， 2022-08-03 00:00

I waited to read this and it did not disappoint at all！ Just what was needed， it is the perfect combination of dystopian novels and fascinating characters。 The premise is spot on and one of a kind！ Read both books in the series， you will not regret it。

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