Eliza Raine writes Greek mythology inspired fantasy that is fast paced, full of new worlds and creatures and sprinkled with a healthy dose of romance. She lives near Reading in England with her husband, three cats and outrageously cute puppy. She has a BA Hons in History and has a deep-rooted passion for mythology and stories about women who don't need rescuing. She can usually be found reading fairytale retellings, playing board games or binge-watching Netflix shows.
You can read some of Eliza's stories for free by visiting her website at www.elizaraine.com
Tek gecede bitti… Bölümler çok kısa ve olaylar o kadar art arda ki elimden bırakamadan bitti. Tüm gece ayakta kalmış olmam da umurumda değil çünkü buna değdi. 🤝
Birinci kitabın sonunda öğrendiğim şeyden sonra ikinci kitapta büyük beklentilerim vardı ama yazar yine bize istediğimizi vermedi. 😫 yani normalde bu duruma kızıyor olmalıyım ama beklentimi adım adım yükseltiyor olması da hoşuma gidiyor. Şimdi ikinci kitapta olanlardan sonra Maddynin üçüncü kitapta rakipsiz olmasını istiyorum ❤️🔥 tüm farklılıklarını bir araya getirip muhteşem bir kadına dönüştüğünü okumak için sabırsızlanıyorum 🔥
Erkek karakterimiz Kain in neden intikam almak istediğini hala öğrenememiş olmak beni gerçekten geriyor. Dürüst olduğuna güveniyorum ama zamanı geldiğinde büyük seçimler yapacağını hissediyorum 🙄 ayrıca o smut sahnesi neydi öyle ya! Birbirlerine dokunamamaları alev alev bir beklentiye sokuyor az kalmıştı bayılmama 😂
Kısacası bu kitap tam bir gelişme kitabıydı, bakalım yazar finalini yazmayı başarabilecek mi 😎
This book was so boring. 😴 it’s basically Maddie’s daily routine over and over again. Being bullied (by adults but they all act like high schoolers)Eating, sleeping, training, and hanging out with her human friend on repeat. All while Kain is in the background eyeing her.. or leaning against a wall with flames in his eyes. Nothing really happens. No twist or anything else like that. She meets her animal and she like does no touchy stuff with kain. That’s the book. Saved you hours of nothing.
4.25 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫 — absolutely inhaled this audiobook. So quick, so fun, all the fun things about romantasy.
PLOT After the attack on Featherblade & her saving Kain, they are even more entwined. He still wants her help. She is still just trying to complete training without getting killed by fellow students. & now she’s also dealing with out of control magic. This book has - slowwwwwwwww burn - low spice - fae, humans, & Valkyrie - training/academia setting - forbidden romance
PROS - The audio performance from the actors is super good! - These books are so quick but don’t feel like you’re skimping out on character or story development. - Really enjoying where we are going with Maddy’s magic & how that’s developing. - Her fellow Rooks are continuing to be a good on-the-ground enemy while we figure out the larger villain at play. - I like Maddy as a character. She’s definitely growing & I appreciate her thoughtfulness about a lot of things. - Kain remains hot. He still remains mostly a mystery, but a hot one. - The spice scene was solid. It played out similarly to how I had hoped it would & I was not disappointed. - Love the cliffhanger at the end.
MIDS - Is the world the most fleshed out thing? No. But is it enough & interesting? Yes I think so!
CONS - This isn’t a con for me personally but I can see it for other people but the endings are very abrupt. Very “The Sopranos” in that it almost feels like you’re in the middle of a scene.
SPOILERS - - - - - - For real - - - - - - - This has a couple of my favorite things in romantasy. 1. The first spice scene switching to the MMC’s POV so we get his obsession then 2. They can’t touch each other but figure out how to get each other off. - The end with the vision of Kain & her sister is INTERESTING.
I had really high hopes for this one after book 1. I had hoped that book 1 would be the expository, setting up of the entire series and book 2 would shoot us into more plot, spice, and action. That was sadly not the case.
The first and second book could’ve easily been edited down about 80% and condensed into one. It felt as if somehow nothing new happened in this book. It contained a lot of the same formula as book 1: she gets bullied, she’s unsure about her family, worth, and magic, and there is some attraction between her and Kain. Though I can’t fault the one spicy scene in this one (finally, but still not enough). There are also quite a few grammatical errors which is my own pet peeve.
All of the above would normally have me stopping a series and yet, somehow, I know I’m going to continue and I still recommend the series. Some sorcery at work here, surely.
As someone previously said, I think reading the books altogether once the series is finished will make much more sense. Nonetheless, it has Norse mythology inspiration, magic, and fae? I’m in come hell or high water.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 🌶🌶 (open door, explicit, but no sex...yet) 🔥🔥🔥
The first book is in this series was okay, but I am glad I read the second book because it did get better. The tension between Maddy and Kain is very much present but almost took a back burner as she is discovering more about herself.
This book takes off right where the first book ends. Maddy continues to face challenges in this book, socially and magically. However, compared to the first book, she has stood up for herself more, and has learned from her mistakes. She is becoming more powerful physically by continuing her workout regime, and now just needs to practice magic.
Though this book gave more details than the last book, it is a short book. There are a lot of missing pieces that will need to be exposed to be wrapped up in the next book. We need to figure out why the Frost Giants came to attack the school, how they got in, what is Maddy's true magic/identity, what is the revenge Kain is after, and figure out this war that is clearly started.
There is A LOT to answer for, and I hope that the next book can do a decent job of filling in the gaps that this series has a habit of creating.
🚨🚨🚨🚨Major Spoilers Ahead!!🚨🚨🚨🚨 *truly just a summary so I don't need to reread. By all means, read the summary if you need a reminder, but also I have included my theories*
Tropes: ☑️ Touch her and 💀 ☑️ Secret Identity ☑️ Dual POV’s (first person, but only one chapter in the POV of Kain) ☑️ Enemies-to-Lovers ☑️ No OW drama ☑️ No OM drama ☑️ FMC not Virgin ☑️ Found Family
I did not just wait however many months to read this book for NOTHING TO HAPPEN!! WTF!!! Of course it ends on another cliffhanger, but I’m pissed because literally all the content is filler and the cliffhangers are shit because it leaves the story unfinished. Whenever something remotely interesting happens the book ends. The smut scene was incredibly cringe, and then thereafter they just waltz off to the vault? The only thing that would have made this book worth reading is 5 more chapters to close out what happens. Im literally so pissed. Of course I want to read book 3 because I feel ROBBED of a story!!! I am so mad right now. 0/10 this is just a filler book, I expected great things only to be let down. Book 1&2 should’ve been 1 book and I wouldn’t be mad about it. Boo!!!
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
I was not a big fan of the first installment but I'm glad I kept going! There were still things in this one that weren't great for me (ie: Maddy being very specific in saying, no, don't call me that and Kain blatantly ignoring her) but the opposites attract tension was there and much better in this installment. My personal opinion is I think that once completed, reading the series as a one shot is going to make more sense than the little bits we're currently presented with.
Ok I had to read the second one because that first book was just exposition. Now I feel like I somewhat understand what the overarching plot is but I’m still kind of lost. This book did remind me of camp halfblood a little and that was kind of fun
I really enjoy this world of Fae and the Valkyrie. I like the tension between the two main characters Maddy and Kain. Their sexy scene did not feel right, idk I felt as though the author pushed it in there to make her fans happy before the book ended. There wasn’t any flirting between them in this book like the first so to me the sexy scene would had made more sense in the 1st book. Maddy’s powers are very unique and I’m excited that she got her Val-tivar and powers. She is different from everyone and so far has a good many enemies. Although a great series I did feel like once the plot started to finally unravel the book ends on a cliffhanger. But I’m very invested in this series and can NOT wait until the 3rd book comes out! I give this a 3.5 Star 🌟
Man that was good! I’ve been in a slump since finishing SJM crescent city 2 and that was just the ticket. This plot is picking up speed like a giant white bear rolling down a snowy hill! Fast, unapologetic, hot and heavy! I loved every minute of this and devoured it non stop until it was done, my only complaint is that I want the next instalment NOW! Thank you For the ARC, damn that was good!
Couldn’t put this book down!! Story line had me gripped from book 1, but this second instalment was so fast paced, I literally read it in 24 hours. Now can’t wait for next book out in Jan next year! I’ll have to learn patience 😆
I’m still loving this series so much, and I’m also enjoying the audio book too. The story is quick and easy to read, and super entertaining. I’m loving all the tension between Kain and Maddy - so good, and I’m loving Maddy’s bear valtivar, Thyrvi, she’s absolutely hilarious.
The slow-burn in this series is remarkable. Eliza Raine has written yet another page turner, and I an addicted. There is not a dull moment in this book! Amazing characters, fresh take on valkyries, fae and Norsk mythology.
I enjoyed the second instalment of this series slightly more than the first, so I’ve given it 4 stars.
I quite enjoy the way the story is being told and that while our main character Maddy definitely is the “chosen one”, her trails and tribulations don’t go as successfully as she’d hoped. For example the trails that happened. While most chosen a ones would somehow pull out a win, I enjoyed that Maddy was just as unsuccessful as she is in everything else she does.
This is a great refreshing story and I’m excited to read the final book in the series.
I was expecting this to be so much better. Don’t get me wrong : I was still interested because I loved the concept, the mood, and the setting. However, it felt like there weren’t any real stakes. Not much happened, and the only fresh element was the ending. Now I’m unsure if I’ll continue with the series.
I absolutely love it. This book starts right where book 1 is ended. I love Maddy and Kain and the dynamic between them. You get to know most of the characters better in this book. They continue their Valkyrie training and add in some new elements as they progress, as well as a skills demonstration. I’m definitely rooting for Maddy and Kain, love the slow burn.
See my review for book 1, because everything still pretty much applies. 😂 The plot moves a little further, we get a few more answers, but are left with so many other questions and head scratches.
My biggest qualm- we still NEXT TO NOTHING about the MMC, Kain. How are we 600 pages combined, into a fantasy novel, and don’t know much about the MMC.
It’s a toss up if I’ll read the next book in the series. I’m part intrigued about where this is going and want answers, but also nervous that book 3 isn’t the last book, and won’t bring me any further to a satisfying conclusion.
The first and second book could've been edited down into one book. There is only one book left and we have maybe gotten three weeks of timeline. I'm only reading the third book out of spite. It's such a fun concept but it falls flat. The writing is YA but it certainly has scenes that are explicit. Like who is this author writing for? It lacks in the romantic, action and fantasy department. I would've liked to have seen this book get heavily edited with a longer timeline and more character depth.
I’m still conflicted in the saga. I’m spending a good time and a meh time at the same time. I can’t really explained, it’s like I’m missing something.
I think it’s a good continuation from book 1. I thought about DNF the saga, but the end still make me curious enough to still go and finish the saga. So I’m definitely caring enough about the storyline and characters of the book.
Man the cliffhangers in this series are intense! I’m glad all the books are out. The chapters are short and I can’t seem to want to put it down. The story is captivating and I’m not really sure where it is going.