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So I’m bad, bad, bad, bad, because I’ve been meaning to tell you guys about this sequel since I got my eARC from NetGalley. Go here if you haven’t read the first book, and read my review of that one.
If the first book was a story of war, and tragedy, and the ways in which humans respond to grief, then this book is a larger and more advanced version of that. Now is the time for rebuilding (or revenge), renewal (or revolution), exploration of new discoveries (or a desperate search for that which was lost).
As in the first book, we see many different points of view — some old, some new — as told in a public recounting to the narrator of the book (among many others). It’s an oddly layered way of storytelling, but it somehow works. Hearne has truly come a long way in his skill since Hounded — which was also a damned good book, don’t get me wrong!
I told a few friends, shortly after finishing this book, that I recommended it. I did so with the following explanation.
It’s about grief and rage, revenge and kindness, revolution, and how human-kind rebuilds after tragedy, and it’s amazing.
Me, to friends. January, 2020.
I meant it then, and I repeat it here for you now. In this second book, the story gets larger and deeper. We resolve a few questions, and discover several more we should be asking. If you haven’t picked it up yet, get going! And don’t forget that you can always pay a visit to your local library!