Reviewed by Silvara on
This was just as good as the first book. I was slightly confused at first, because this book deals with entirely new characters. But after a while we hear a bit about Cipher and Knight again. Quanta is a really interesting character, and I was soon lost in her story.
Just like the first book, I fell in love with Quanta from the first pages. Tair pulled me in quickly as well, and his sister too! The bad guys in this are really twisted and evil. Though I'm sure they don't think of themselves that way. And I liked getting to see a bit into the society of the rich and powerful. It was a different perspective, and helped to flesh out the world even more.
We do finally get to learn more about, and eventually meet, Lady Eva. Tair trained with her before the book opens, and he is in contact with her briefly a few times during the book.
This book is a bit darker than the first one, mostly because of Quanta's history in the labs. She's been tortured, drugged, there are hints that she was raped, and she is constantly being used to track down and capture the Shadow Ravens. She does her best to thwart that, but doesn't always succeed. And if she refuses to show them anything, she is tortured more.
Despite all that, she isn't as broken as you might expect. Both this book and the first one, have very strong female characters that would make good role models in the "you knock me down, I get up and keep fighting" areas. Quanta wasn't waiting to be rescued. She never expected to be after 10 years, and now that the chance has appeared, she is every bit as helpful to trying to escape as Tair. She's actually more useful in a lot of ways.
This is definitely a series I need to own in a physical format. If you haven't read it yet, why are you waiting?
This review was originally posted on Fantasy of the Silver Dragon
Reading updates
- Started reading
- 17 October, 2016: Finished reading
- 17 October, 2016: Reviewed