Avenged by Amy Tintera

Avenged (Ruined, #2)

by Amy Tintera

With the romance of The Selection and the epic stakes of Red Queen, Amy Tintera's New York Times-bestselling Ruined trilogy continues with the thrilling young adult fantasy Avenged. Emelina Flores has come home to Ruina. After rescuing her sister, Olivia, from imprisonment in rival kingdom Lera, Em and Olivia together vow to rebuild Ruina to its former glory. But their fight has only begun. Olivia is determined to destroy everyone who acts against Ruina. Em isn't as sure. Ever since Em posed as Prince Casimir's betrothed in Lera, she's started to see another side to this war. And now that Cas has taken the throne, Em believes a truce is within reach. But Olivia suspects that Em's romantic feelings for Cas are just coloring her judgement. Em is determined to bring peace to her home. But when winning the war could mean betraying her family, Em faces an impossible choice between loyalty and love. Em must stay one step ahead of her enemies-and her blood-before she's the next victim in this battle for sovereignty.

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3.5 Stars

Avenged picks up pretty much where Ruined ended. Em has freed her sister Olivia and is torn between her feelings for Cas and ensuring her people are safe. What we end up with in this second installment to the trilogy is Em figuring out that she has a choice to make and it may not be the one that she fought for.

Cas was a little annoying at the beginning of the book, but I was happy to see he finally found his spine. If he has any chance of standing next to Em when things are said and done, he needed to start standing up for what he believe in. And surprise, surprise, when that backbone surface he found people willing to stand behind him and what he believed in.

I'm anxious to see how this ends. Olivia is a complete loose cannon, but I'm hoping there is some way Em, Cas and the rest of their group can actually show her she can work towards a common goal without tearing down everything in her way.

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