the classic second in a trilogy: pretty much all follow up and setup with a doozy of an ending.

It was one of those stories that was enjoyable enough while reading but never gave me much of an urge to pick it up and continue.
A few interesting plot twists in the story, many are not overly surprising but still interesting. I found that more questions were brought up than answered. Also this whole book seemed unnecessarily long.
The length of time between when I read the first book and when I read this one may have something to do with some of the issues I had as there are so many POV and characters to remember details about.
All and all worth reading and if I find the next book I will continue the series.

Okay, this one upped the stakes from the first book to be sure. Not only do we see a whole lot more of the immortals who are slowly taking over the world with the turning of the Tide, but we also see the characters we have got to know and like taking more risks in order to halt their progress and stop their return.

What I like about this series is that it's entirely readable and one that seems filled with potential. There already feels like there's a very expansive world, and in this book we start to see more characters like Warlock, Cayal, Arkady, Stellan and the spy master as they take on their own missions and start to infiltrate and corrupt ranks and plans.
Each of these characters feels very distinct when you listen to the audiobook, and I felt like I got to know all of the new ones really well whilst still enjoying the older characters that I have previously listened to and enjoyed.

The stakes of this world certainly go up in this particular book. We mainly follow the events at the Mine and the actions taking place in two opposing Kingdoms. We have the Torlenian's and the people of Lebec and their capital, Glaeban. They are vastly different societies, but they each have immortals clamouring to rule them now that magic is returning and the Tide is on the turn.
There is a lot of backstabbing and plotting that takes place here, an awful lot more than in the previous book in the series which felt a lot more like a set-up for the events that play out here. Not only does the action start right away here, but we also get to see a whole load of new threads starting to weave together and I really liked that blend.

The previous book has a lot of exposition in the form of telling stories about the past and that was massively cut down in this one. I think that adds to the drama of this one compared to the first, and makes it a faster read overall. There are still some stories told by major immortals, but mainly it's action and craziness throughout.

I both love and hate the ending of the book becuase I did not see it coming at all, and I think it's going to lead to some pretty chaotic twists in the next books in the series. The potential for madness, the twisting of the Tides, and the involvement of new players is pretty cool, and I am very excited to follow what will happen! 4.5*s from me again... :)

I ordered this book all the way from Australia. I keep trying to explain to my old man why I did and I really can't come up with a good excuse. The writing is decent, but nothing extraordinary. The story is interesting. I like the characters. It has the whole good versus evil and shades of gray thing. There are no shocks or surprises. I really like the main character, who is actually a female--a believable female--so rare in the fantasy world. And I like the duality of having protagonists also be antagonists. I just like it, okay? And I can order books from Australia if I want to!
I'm not going to add my spoilers until the book is released in the States.

4.25 "Sometimes the best way to be rid of a stupid idea is to follow it through to its most absurd conclusion" stars

The Tide is coming back the Immortals are moving into their positions on the game board of the world. It is time to set up for the game to come and the human and Crasi better beware. Because when a Tide Lord is getting into position people will die, betrayals will abound and secrets kept for a thousand years will start to come to light.

Do we always spend hundreds of years planning and scheming and kidding ourselves we have everything under control, and then the Tide comes back and we discover how badly we’ve been deluded?

I’m not sure why I’m so captivated by Fallon’s story telling. There is something about having multiple PoVs and so I as the reader knows many things the other characters do not. It is an interesting kind of pain to watch them muddle about and wonder when they are going to clue in. Plus there is just enough kept hidden that as a reader I’m surprised when certain facts come to light.

This is a series where I have favorite characters, characters I tolerate and then there are the ones I want to be ripped apart by a fluffle of rabid bunnies *cough* Jaxyn *cough* because I think that would be one of the more humiliating ways to die.



Still there is a lot happening and even though I see what some people are up to I still have no idea why but I’m pretty sure that it will be dangerous and deadly and some of the people ‘helping’ might end up being worse than the bad guys.

“Would you believe I’m motivated by idle curiosity?”
“Not for a moment. What do you intend to get out of this, Lukys, other than my death?”
“Very well,” the older man replied after a moment. “I want to be God.”
“I thought we’d decided immortals who want to be God were a really bad idea, Lukys.”
“Did we?”
Cayal nodded. “The name Kentravyon leaps to mind.”
“Ah, but there’s a difference between me and that lunatic,” Lukys said, sitting on the edge of the railing. “I want to be God, Kentravyon thought he was God.”

Yeah anytime someone wants to be god it never goes well for the mere mortals.

There is a damsel in distress, a duke in dire straights, an unrequited lover looking to be a savior. To that off with a cast of animal/human hybrids including a chameleon human hybrid who is the best spy ever, a cat that killed a bear with one slice and a dog named Warlock and you are in for some great intrigue and shenanigans. And then there are the immortals themselves; One wants to be a god, another wants to die and more still are getting ready to try and take over the world.



The only character that I totally loved in the first book who ended up being a slight disappointment in this one was Arkady. She was wonderful, smart and sassy in The Immortal Prince. But put her in a desert and it seems that the heat has gotten to her and killed off most of her brain cells. She gives away secrets, trusts the wrong people and makes a lot of mistakes. But she smartened up near the end even if it was a little to late and is now going to have to pay some severe consequences. Here is hoping that her Knight in Shining armor finds her sooner rather than later. And I personally am hoping that Knight is Declan and not Cayal.

Still after the ending I couldn’t wait to jump into the next story since I’m pretty sure that all the sh*t is about to hit the fan and I can’t wait to see where all the pieces fall.

This book had a few surprises in it, but I am really happy with the way it worked out. Brilliant series, she has out done herself in this one.

Frustrated beyond doubt that this book was NOT available on kindle, while the first is on kindle unlimited. I was thinking about the first one a few days after, and while it was mediocre, it was the good kind of mediocre. So I sourced the other three books from second hand bookshops (meaning the publisher gets none of the royalties that they would have if it was conveniently available, honestly, I hope all the vaguely bad things happen to the person who decided to only put the first book of four up on KU!). Dropped a star as a