A Cruel and Fated Light
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The stakes are higher than ever in this thrilling sequel to A Dark and Hollow Star.
After thwarting the man behind the gruesome ironborn murders - and breaking several fae laws to do so - all Arlo wants is a quiet summer. As the deity of luck's Hollow Star, capable of bringing about endless possibilities, this shouldn't be too much to ask, right?
But someone is still trying to summon the mythical Seven Deadly Sins. All signs point to immortal meddling, and if this is the gods' attempt at returning to the Mortal Realm, it's Arlo they're going to use to do it.
When Queen Riadne offers to host Arlo at the Seelie Summer palace, she jumps at the chance. She'll get to see more of Vehan and Aurelian and perhaps even work out her complicated feelings for the gorgeous ex-Fury, Nausicaä. But no one trusts the infamous Queen of Light, even as Arlo wonders if she's just been greatly misunderstood.
With the Summer Solstice quickly approaching, everyone expects Riadne to finally challenge the High King for his crown. And as Arlo struggles to get control of her powers and take charge of her destiny, she'll soon be faced with a choice that won't only change the fate of the Mortal Realm forever, but could condemn it to a cruelty the likes of which the Courts have never known.
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This book is entirely saved by me being young enough to enjoy these main characters. It should also be studied in a uni course on "middle book syndrome". The ending lost me. Completely. I understand what it was trying to do but it was so overly dramatic and, to be honest, made worse by the villain of this book being Riadne and a dude who was comically bigoted towards Arlo. Speaking about Riadne. I couldn't take her seriously. She is an assortment of tropes - scorned lover, cruel mommy, "had to close off her heart after a bad ex"- that makes finding her threatening really difficult. Not to forget that her mesmer powers basically made her OP even though conveniently the two people who needed to be against her weren't affected by it. Lethe is fun but also felt utterly wasted. Arlo and Vehan are infuriatingly naive and I get it as an abuse victim but that doesn't make it less annoying at times. Nos is and will always be fun to read but I wish we had gotten more of her connecting the dots. Her knowledge seemed out of nowhere sometimes. Aurelian has my heart for being an edgy German boy.
Description
The stakes are higher than ever in this thrilling sequel to A Dark and Hollow Star.
After thwarting the man behind the gruesome ironborn murders - and breaking several fae laws to do so - all Arlo wants is a quiet summer. As the deity of luck's Hollow Star, capable of bringing about endless possibilities, this shouldn't be too much to ask, right?
But someone is still trying to summon the mythical Seven Deadly Sins. All signs point to immortal meddling, and if this is the gods' attempt at returning to the Mortal Realm, it's Arlo they're going to use to do it.
When Queen Riadne offers to host Arlo at the Seelie Summer palace, she jumps at the chance. She'll get to see more of Vehan and Aurelian and perhaps even work out her complicated feelings for the gorgeous ex-Fury, Nausicaä. But no one trusts the infamous Queen of Light, even as Arlo wonders if she's just been greatly misunderstood.
With the Summer Solstice quickly approaching, everyone expects Riadne to finally challenge the High King for his crown. And as Arlo struggles to get control of her powers and take charge of her destiny, she'll soon be faced with a choice that won't only change the fate of the Mortal Realm forever, but could condemn it to a cruelty the likes of which the Courts have never known.
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This book is entirely saved by me being young enough to enjoy these main characters. It should also be studied in a uni course on "middle book syndrome". The ending lost me. Completely. I understand what it was trying to do but it was so overly dramatic and, to be honest, made worse by the villain of this book being Riadne and a dude who was comically bigoted towards Arlo. Speaking about Riadne. I couldn't take her seriously. She is an assortment of tropes - scorned lover, cruel mommy, "had to close off her heart after a bad ex"- that makes finding her threatening really difficult. Not to forget that her mesmer powers basically made her OP even though conveniently the two people who needed to be against her weren't affected by it. Lethe is fun but also felt utterly wasted. Arlo and Vehan are infuriatingly naive and I get it as an abuse victim but that doesn't make it less annoying at times. Nos is and will always be fun to read but I wish we had gotten more of her connecting the dots. Her knowledge seemed out of nowhere sometimes. Aurelian has my heart for being an edgy German boy.