3.5 stars of 5.
There are spoilers in this review.
The Basics: Wes and Nat's story continue in this second book of the Heart of Dread series. The ending of of Frozen leads the way for the continuing battle of Nat and her drakon (dragon) against the RSA. Nat also meets Faix in the Blue and he becomes her mentor/teacher. We later find out Faix is a drau which is the most feared magical because of their ability to kill with their brains while feeling no remorse. Meanwhile, Wes is on a journey to find out what happened to his sister Eliza. In the meantime, Liannan and the smallmen are missing and feared dead. Wes and Shakes meet back up with Roark to continue on the journey to finding Eliza and eventually Liannan, Shakes' girlfriend.
My Thoughts: I enjoyed the book, but not as much as book #1, Frozen. The plot was sufficient and kept the reader wondering how Wes would get himself and his crew out of some tough situations but the majority of the excitement happens at the end of the book. I was absolutely surprised at the events in New Kandy with the priests. Tourists hunting the marked was a bit disturbing but the identification of one of the three friends as marked was surprising. But the best plot twist was Eliza being Lady Algeana Penthos, High Priestess of the White. You would not expect that since she was marked herself, but Wes' constant reminders to the reader that his sister was disturbed and possibly self-destructive made this plot twist seamless.
De la Cruz ends the novel with a bit of a cliff-hanger so I'm intrigued to know how this story will end in the 3rd installment of this series. Hopefully the 3rd book will actually be the last because this story is already becoming a bit lackluster for me.
~Remember, teacher read fun stuff too!
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