Welcome to The Cover Contessa's tour stop for Shea Berkley's The Fallen Prince Tour! Today is the final day and I'm excited to have been chosen to wrap things up!
I am beyond happy to be taking part in this. I was lucky enough to get an ARC ecopy of this book to read and review for the tour and it was SO worth it!
Blurb from Goodreads:
There is a magical realm that exists alongside the human realm, but it wasn’t always so. The firsts are beings who were created to nurture the land. The world was split into two realms, and the firsts were allowed to redeem themselves. Sadly, the majority continued with their self-indulgent behavior to the point where one of their own, a king, became so obsessed with power, he was secretly banished by the court in hopes his absence would calm the masses. But a spark of madness was ignited and not even the lost king's absence could curtail what he set in motion.
The Cover Contessa's Review:
So when I read the first book in this series, I really
wasn't sure what to expect. I loved the cover the first time I saw it and it
had been on my TBR for a while. So when I was contacted by Entangled to read the
second book for a blog tour, well, I just couldn't pass up the opportunity to
jump in. And I'm so glad I did.
Certainly the covers draw my attention. I love books that
are told from the male POV. Although, we also get Kera's POV through third
person in this book (as we did in the first). I did find it odd that the author
used two different voices in this way, but it really didn't affect my overall
enjoyment of the story. And I love how the hoody is incorporated into the
covers of these books. It reminds me of the first time we are introduced to
Dylan in The Marked Son when he's in his mother's car, slouched down with the
hoody pulled up over his head!
This book picks up a few days after the end of the first
book. Dylan is no longer in Teag and Kera is staying with him and his
grandparents. But turmoil is constant in Teag and Dylan feels the pull to be
there to defend it.
Dylan continues to be an awesome main character. I love his
passion more than anything else. And he has such commitment to do things that
he knows need to be done. And Dylan's new found powers are building, and he
needs to figure out how to control them. You can feel his struggle to fit into
the human world. He feels pulled between what he has known all his life, and
the land that calls to him, Teag. He has several moments of self doubt and
pitying during this book. But I think it goes along with his personality in
general: having never fit in anywhere, never having had friends, parents who
abandoned him.
Kera remains a bit mysterious during this book. She has
secrets she keeps from Dylan. I get that she doesn't want to put him in harm's
way, but at the same time I feel badly that she doesn't feel she can trust him
to keep himself safe. She fears for her world, but also fears for Dylan and
what the "war" between their two worlds could possibly mean.
As with her first book, Berkley does a phenomenal job with
creating her secondary characters. I love how she introduces humor through
them. It breaks up the action and drama that could possibly monopolize the
story and make it out of control. And she introduces more characters to us that
really fit in well with the story and make the story line that much more
interesting. We also revisit characters from the first book who were not quite
developed at that time, but now we're truly seeing who they are.There are too
many characters to list, but believe me, you will see that there is rhyme and
reason for each and every one of them to be part of this storyline. And she
does a great job making them realistic and relatable.
And holy moly can Berkley write. She starts the book off
with a bang and it doesn't slow down. I didn't want to put the book down, but a
girl's gotta get her beauty rest! I read it so fast, I didn't even have time to
add it to Goodreads and give updates! Her descriptions are spot on. She gives
us action, which makes your heart pound. She gives us romance, which makes you
sigh. She has funny characters that literally make you laugh out loud. And she
has dark characters that make you fear for the good guys. Berkley was able to
pull every emotion I can possibly think of out of me. She makes it fast paced,
exciting, and fun.
I really enjoyed the storyline. This book has an arc that is
complete. I am not a huge fan of cliff hangers, especially when there is a long
wait between books. The story takes us through the battle and then delivers us
an ending that is plausible and realistic. And, while there is certainly room
for another book, I don't feel like it left me so out in left field that I am
annoyed. And the story is full of surprises that you really do not see coming.
And something that really stands out for me is that her characters form a band
of misfits that come together to fight for what they know is right.
I am really looking forward to The Bastard King. It cannot
come out fast enough for me!
5/5 Fist Pumps!
Seventeen-year-old Dylan Kennedy always knew something was different about him, but until his mother abandoned him in the middle of Oregon with grandparents he’s never met, he had no idea what.When Dylan sees a girl in white in the woods behind his grandparents’ farm, he knows he’s seen her before... in his dreams. He’s felt her fear. Heard her insistence that only he can save her world from an evil lord who uses magic and fear to feed his greed for power.
Unable to shake the unearthly pull to Kera, Dylan takes her hand. Either he’s completely insane or he’s about to have the adventure of his life, because where they’re going is full of creatures he’s only read about in horror stories. Worse, the human blood in his veins has Dylan marked for death..
I'm an author of YA fantasy novels, which means I'm the luckiest person alive 'cause I get to spend my day playing with my characters. Some are totally cool, others aren't so nice, but they all bring something to the party.
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I'd love to check this series out, and I probably will when I have more reading hours, and spare book cash. :D
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