A review by jeanettesonya
The Invasion of the Tearling by Erika Johansen

5.0

I'm starting to think that Erika Johansen is a genius. The Queen of the Tearling was good, but this book took things to a whole new level. The world of the Tearling sucks you right it but, while the world-building is masterful, the true delight of this book are the characters. Every character grows in depth as the book progresses. Characters that are easy to despise became hard not to sympathize with. Even characters you can't help but root for are not black and white. Kelsea makes some terrible, harsh decisions, and even William Tear does some pretty terrible things for what he believes in. These characters are so real, struggling through hard decisions in such human ways, not always coming out on top.

I can't wait for the next one. I haven't loved a series like this in a long time.