Author: Crystal Smith
Publication Date: 1 September 2020
Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers
Page Count: 368
Reading Method: Digital ARC
Synopsis:
Princess Aurelia’s life is turned upside down when the kingdom she thought she saved turns to ruin, a loved one is tragically killed in a shipwreck, and her home country refuses to respect her brother’s legitimate claim to the throne. With no place left to call her own, Aurelia returns to Greythorne Manor—her best friend’s family mansion—only to get swept up in a coup d’état on the night of her brother’s coronation.
With everyone turned against her and enemies closing in on all sides, Aurelia has nothing left to lose in a mad fight to protect the only people she has left—her family. But in her darkest moments when all seems grim, will Aurelia find a spark of hope from a love she thought long lost?
Review:
I love spending time in this world. This is the sequel to Bloodleaf, and the story picks up after a bit of time has lapsed. At first, I really didn’t care for being dumped into the story with all these changes and no explanation of how we got to this place. But as the story unfolds, it becomes clear that it was necessary to the story.
It’s so difficult to give this one a proper review without giving anything away. Our characters go through immense periods of growth and change and so many new developments come about. New characters are introduced and some characters leave us (though this isn’t surprising, since the first book was a blood bath).
It was so hard to leave this world at the conclusion of this book. It took me days to even look at another book. The good news is that we will get to return to this world once more and there is sooo much set up for the third book that I can’t wait to see what happens!
Thank you to the publisher for the advance copy for review!
You can purchase a copy of Greythorne here
