Hello loves!
Today I am bringing you my review as part of The Write Reads tour for Blood of the Lost Kingdom which is the second book in the Daughter of Erabel series. I review book one as part of a tour a little bit ago, which you can find here if you want to!
Thank you to The Write Reads for providing me with a ebook in exchange for an honest review.
Let’s get into it shall we?
Summary
Mysterious. Hidden. Sacred. Erabel is the beating heart of Dorcha Wood. And its heir has come home.
Fleeing the man who betrayed her, Fiadh returns to her beloved forest, into its heart, to discover her people. And herself. With the aid of Veren, an Aos Sí warrior, she explores her birthright, a world safeguarded from the corruption of mankind. There, she learns the history of a mighty race and the vastness of the power coursing through her blood.
But beyond Erabel’s boundaries, men are flocking, rallying to an evil lord who covets the strength flowing in Fiadh’s veins. They have their eyes fixed on the lost kingdom of the Aos Sí, and it’s only a matter of time before they breach those borders and come for Fiadh and all who protect her.
All around her, the world is closing in, as some plot in shadows, and others in the stark light of day.
Rating
ESCAPE score: 47
Thoughts
It was so much fun to delve back into the world that is Dorscha Wood and spend time with Faidh again because she is such a brilliant character and I like that we get to see her grow more over this book as she begins to come to terms with everything that happened in the first book of the series. She is truly a wonderful main character and I also know that she has so much more to give in terms of her development and contribution to the story and I am very excited for it. It was also great to see Gideon more and see him develop too as at the end of the last book I was very angry with him but he is changing slowly and I hope that he gets a proper redemption arc in the next instalment of the series. Plus, we were introduced to some wonderful new characters both from the magical world of the Erable and the surrounding human lands. I am very excited to see what happens next for all of them!
The plot was wonderful and very well written. It was also well-paced and while it was fast-paced, it never felt like it was rushed at any point. It continued right where we were left at the end of the first book and developed the story all the way until another cliffhanger that makes me even more desperate for the next book as I want to know what is going to happen next. What I enjoyed the most is that we got to dive deeper into some more of the backstory to not just what is going on in the world but also for the characters so that we can understand it more and be even more desperate to find out what is going to happen next!
The writing too was brilliant. Kristin Ward really knows the world and the characters that she has created because this book is absolutely amazing and, as I have said many times in this review I am honestly so intrigued to see what she has in store for us next.
Author bio
Kristin Ward is an award-winning young adult author living in Connecticut. A science and math teacher for over twenty years, she infuses her geeky passions into stories that meld realism and fantasy. Kristin embraces her inner nerd regularly, often quoting 80s movies while expecting those around her to chime in with appropriate rejoinders. As a nature freak, she can be found wandering the woods – she may be lost, so please stop and ask if you see her – or chilling in her yard with all manner of furry and feathered friends. Often referred to as a unicorn by colleagues who remain in awe of her ability to create or find various and sundry things in mere moments. In reality, the horn was removed years ago, leaving only a mild imprint that can be seen if she tilts her head just right. A lifelong lover of books and writing, she dreamed of becoming an author for thirty years before publishing her award-winning debut in 2018. Her first novel, After the Green Withered, is one of many things you should probably read.
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