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HeartTheft #2
HeartTheft Book 2: Apocrypha
After his long and arduous chase brought Isidor time and again inches from his quarry - the mysterious Darcy, the "Heart Thief" - he found the tables turned on him, prisoner to the thief themself!
The enigmatic serval is full of surprises, not least of which is that, much to Isidor's distress, he rather enjoys their company. The thief seems equally flummoxed by their growing bond, but who can say what lies in their heart or motivates their decisions? Every new piece of information is cryptic, every feeling Isidor grapples with excruciatingly confusing. This only worsens the more Isidor learns about the conspiracy at the heart of the crime he has been attempting to solve.
The Ministry of Templar has finally begun to take interest in his investigation now that the noose is tightening. Isidor is forced into an unenviable position: maintain his role as a Templar while hiding what he knows, including potentially protecting Darcy from his very own Brothers-in-arms. The line between enemy and ally begins to blur, and where Church and State secrets are concerned, the penalty for betrayal can be blood.
It is hard to hold the heart of another in your hand under the best of circumstances. It is far harder when the world around you will not even recognize your love as real.
The enigmatic serval is full of surprises, not least of which is that, much to Isidor's distress, he rather enjoys their company. The thief seems equally flummoxed by their growing bond, but who can say what lies in their heart or motivates their decisions? Every new piece of information is cryptic, every feeling Isidor grapples with excruciatingly confusing. This only worsens the more Isidor learns about the conspiracy at the heart of the crime he has been attempting to solve.
The Ministry of Templar has finally begun to take interest in his investigation now that the noose is tightening. Isidor is forced into an unenviable position: maintain his role as a Templar while hiding what he knows, including potentially protecting Darcy from his very own Brothers-in-arms. The line between enemy and ally begins to blur, and where Church and State secrets are concerned, the penalty for betrayal can be blood.
It is hard to hold the heart of another in your hand under the best of circumstances. It is far harder when the world around you will not even recognize your love as real.
474 pages, Paperback
First published July 5, 2024
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August 2, 2025
What I always love about Rukis’ books is that, aside from their stellar characters, there’s always a focus on a deeper message, an effort to understand what it is to be a person. In this duology, it was centered around the protagonist Isidor’s struggle to understand how his faith could stand under the pressure of realizing that the organized religion he’d followed his whole life was full of darker truths and corruption he’d never have guessed at. The outcome of this internal struggle was immensely satisfying, as was the culmination of the plot, and the places left open ended for other stories in the Red Lantern universe. I certainly look forward to returning to this world, and the high-quality characters and conflicts that I can always count on!
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