voxon's review against another edition
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
kmoniqued's review
2.0
Rating: 2.5
DNF around 70%. There were parts of this that I enjoyed…mainly everything that wasn't part of the Black Pyramid quests/level clearings. Seeing more of the Worker class was fun and we were finally getting to the group outing with all of the classes, but then we had to go back and do more leveling up and cultivating. I felt like the author was trying to do too much at one time and after reading yet another dungeon level section and trying to force my way through it, I realized that I just didn’t care anymore. I may come back to finish this book at a later date but I won't be continuing the series.
DNF around 70%. There were parts of this that I enjoyed…mainly everything that wasn't part of the Black Pyramid quests/level clearings. Seeing more of the Worker class was fun and we were finally getting to the group outing with all of the classes, but then we had to go back and do more leveling up and cultivating. I felt like the author was trying to do too much at one time and after reading yet another dungeon level section and trying to force my way through it, I realized that I just didn’t care anymore. I may come back to finish this book at a later date but I won't be continuing the series.
donsmilo's review
Read my review of the first one. I stopped a quarter of the way in to this book.
briarrose1021's review
5.0
Okay, so in case the headline isn't enough to convince you to get and read this novel, I'll expand a bit more. If you have read Shade's First Rule already, I likely do not need to convince you to get this book. But, just in case you are, for some odd and unknown reason, unsure about whether or not you want to continue the story, then let me ask this: are you really satisfied with not knowing the fallout of that last battle?
If you have NOT read Shade's First Rule, and are here trying to decide whether or not to start the series based upon the reviews of the other books in the series (because, let's face it, we've all started a series that we thought would be great based upon the first book and then were completely let down by the subsequent installments), let me assure you that this will not be the case. Ruwen and his friends continue to learn and grow in this book, while the larger story at play begins to unfold even more. Again, I don't want to say too much for fear of moving into spoiler territory.
A F Kay has delivered another wonderful novel in The Second Betrayal. The storytelling is on point, the character development is fantastic, the dialogue is outstanding, and the entire work is simply amazing. As with Shade's First Rule, A F Kay draws you in from the very beginning, sweeping you along in the story with such talent that, before you even realize it, you have spent the last 6 hours reading and simply cannot put the book down until you find out what happens next.
Also, as I mentioned in my review of Shade's First Rule, if you prefer audiobooks to ebooks, Travis Baldree does a masterful job with the narration. So, whichever way you go, whether it's picking up the e-reader of your choice to read the book or slipping on/in your headphones to listen to the audiobook, this in one that you absolutely will enjoy.
If you have NOT read Shade's First Rule, and are here trying to decide whether or not to start the series based upon the reviews of the other books in the series (because, let's face it, we've all started a series that we thought would be great based upon the first book and then were completely let down by the subsequent installments), let me assure you that this will not be the case. Ruwen and his friends continue to learn and grow in this book, while the larger story at play begins to unfold even more. Again, I don't want to say too much for fear of moving into spoiler territory.
A F Kay has delivered another wonderful novel in The Second Betrayal. The storytelling is on point, the character development is fantastic, the dialogue is outstanding, and the entire work is simply amazing. As with Shade's First Rule, A F Kay draws you in from the very beginning, sweeping you along in the story with such talent that, before you even realize it, you have spent the last 6 hours reading and simply cannot put the book down until you find out what happens next.
Also, as I mentioned in my review of Shade's First Rule, if you prefer audiobooks to ebooks, Travis Baldree does a masterful job with the narration. So, whichever way you go, whether it's picking up the e-reader of your choice to read the book or slipping on/in your headphones to listen to the audiobook, this in one that you absolutely will enjoy.
sirwilhelm's review
4.0
I liked this about as much as I did the first one. The encounters are great, dialogue is great, and world building/exploration is great.
My big problem with this book however, is the pace. Progression wasn’t really there at all until the very end and then it was all at once. He definitely progresses as a person and as a fighter which is great, but there is so much more to do and at this pace it will take tens more books to get anywhere. I was expecting him to be much further along by the end of this book.
It was also a bit predictable at times but I enjoyed where it went! Looking forward to the next one.
My big problem with this book however, is the pace. Progression wasn’t really there at all until the very end and then it was all at once. He definitely progresses as a person and as a fighter which is great, but there is so much more to do and at this pace it will take tens more books to get anywhere. I was expecting him to be much further along by the end of this book.
It was also a bit predictable at times but I enjoyed where it went! Looking forward to the next one.
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