kmj91's review
4.0
3.5 stars, a solid sequel to a fun book
Arbiter of Justice, Contessa Allegra is reeling from the assassination of a queen by her fanatic general once he learned that she is a mage. Allegra and her retinue of body guards retreat along with the original mage rebellion to a nearby abbey where they hope to withstand the vicious onslaught of General Bonacieux. This book didn't go in quite the direction I expected it to. After the serious shit gets real twist of the last book upended a major country's political structure, I was expecting this book to deal with the aftermath pretty immediately but the book spends its first half dealing with interpersonal drama between friends and romantic pairs. It's well done so I can't complain but it did take a bit longer than I expected to get back to the political struggle for the freedom of the mages. Once we were back in the thick of that plot though, I found the book picked up quite a bit and I enjoyed it nearly as much as the first one.
Arbiter of Justice, Contessa Allegra is reeling from the assassination of a queen by her fanatic general once he learned that she is a mage. Allegra and her retinue of body guards retreat along with the original mage rebellion to a nearby abbey where they hope to withstand the vicious onslaught of General Bonacieux. This book didn't go in quite the direction I expected it to. After the serious shit gets real twist of the last book upended a major country's political structure, I was expecting this book to deal with the aftermath pretty immediately but the book spends its first half dealing with interpersonal drama between friends and romantic pairs. It's well done so I can't complain but it did take a bit longer than I expected to get back to the political struggle for the freedom of the mages. Once we were back in the thick of that plot though, I found the book picked up quite a bit and I enjoyed it nearly as much as the first one.
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