This is the second book of the series so there will be Spoilers for the first one!!
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Title: Rebel Spring
Author: Morgan Rhodes
Release Date: December 2013
Genre: YA Fantasy
Rating: 3.5 Stars
Goodreads Description
Love, power, and magic collide with war in the second book of the Falling Kingdoms series
When the evil King Gaius announces that a road is to be built into the Forbidden Mountains, formally linking all of Mytica together, he sets off a chain of events that will forever change the face of this land, forcing Cleo the dethroned princess, Magnus the reluctant heir, Lucia the haunted sorceress, and Jonas the desperate rebel to take steps they never could have imagined.
Auranos has fallen and the three kingdoms—Auranos, Limeros, and Paelsia—are now united as one country called Mytica. But still, magic beckons, and with it the chance to rule not just Mytica, but the world...I started this book in February and wasn't really in the mood for it, but then this month I picked it up again and made it till the end.
So, I really like Morgan Rhodes' writing style, the book is very easy to read and it never gets boring.
We pick up pretty much were the first book ended. Princess Cleo is a prisoner in the palace trying to figure out how the ring works her father gave her, while Magnus is still waiting for Lucia to wake up again and Jonas is gathering Rebels for King Gaius' downfall.
We meet, as you can see, our old protagonists again, as well as a couple of new faces. I personally didn't really started to care much about most of the new ones, but I have to say that I changed my mind about some of the old (Magnus). The story picks up quickly again and the changes in POV keep it very interesting.
We also learn a bit about the countries that are not Mytica but farther away across the sea somewhere and I really liked that part. I'm also pretty sure that this will become even more important in future books.
However, there are some things that really, really bothered me. I read somewhere that this series is Game of Thrones for teens and I just feel like the author tried very hard to let it seem that way. If a person dies that is kinda important I'm just always thinking that the author might have done this to let her series seem heart wrenching and somehow similar to Game of Thrones because mostly it just seemed unnecessary to me.
This is only my opinion and it is a good YA series so far but somehow this comparison bothers me.
There are also some developments I didn't like. For example a really, really cheesy kind of insta love, which may be important for the story, but should have been more realistic because I just thought it was ridiculous.
Also, sometimes I couldn't understand the actions of the characters and just wanted to slap the stupidity out of them.
In conclusion I have to say that this is a enjoyable read with a great writing style, but definitely not one of my favorites and I'm not sure if I will continue the series.
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