A review by folkofthebook
Kingsbane by Claire Legrand
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
“I don’t love you,” she whispered, the lie bitter on her tongue. “I refuse to love you.”
“I know,” he said and held her to him, stroking her hair. “I don’t love you either.”
damn that last 5% has me stunned.
i had some suspicions, but not quite to the extent of betrayal that it was.
“You’re in bed with your lover,” he mumbled into his glass. “And I’m far away, scheming how best to ruin him.”
claire legrand takes us deeper into the lore of the fallen angels, the saints, and how the future came to be in a stunning story about power and love. she mentions in her acknowledgment that she spent 14 years writing the first book and was scared for the second. i don't blame her, and the fact that she wrote it so well following up the first with so much less time is a testament to her writing.
i'm racing straight to book 3, i can't wait to see the epic conclusion of this story.