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The Harmonia Chronicles #2
Reprise
They left me. He left me.
Malia never wanted to play a part in this war between darkness and light, much less one so vital. But life has never gone according to her wishes and it doesn’t start now. Stuck at the Dark Fraction’s camp with no rescue in sight, she finds her own way out of that cell. One that leaves no room for the sweet girl she thought she was.
Time to leave that version of herself behind and become the monster she has to be to survive. The monster that will get revenge on the people who abandoned her and the boy who never returned his life debt.
Previously Part 5 within Arcane, Reprise is now book 2 in this new edition of the Harmonia Chronicles and cannot be read as a standalone. Anyone who's read a previous edition of Arcane (one with a different cover than the blue one) may skip this book and jump straight to Irenic. More information on the topic can be found online.
The series will be completed in December 2025! Tropes include: Enemies to lovers (with a hint of second chance), slow burn, "who did this to you", scars trope, ballroom scene, forced proximity
Malia never wanted to play a part in this war between darkness and light, much less one so vital. But life has never gone according to her wishes and it doesn’t start now. Stuck at the Dark Fraction’s camp with no rescue in sight, she finds her own way out of that cell. One that leaves no room for the sweet girl she thought she was.
Time to leave that version of herself behind and become the monster she has to be to survive. The monster that will get revenge on the people who abandoned her and the boy who never returned his life debt.
Previously Part 5 within Arcane, Reprise is now book 2 in this new edition of the Harmonia Chronicles and cannot be read as a standalone. Anyone who's read a previous edition of Arcane (one with a different cover than the blue one) may skip this book and jump straight to Irenic. More information on the topic can be found online.
The series will be completed in December 2025! Tropes include: Enemies to lovers (with a hint of second chance), slow burn, "who did this to you", scars trope, ballroom scene, forced proximity
454 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 1, 2025
About the author
Jarah Aurel
13 books206 followersJarah Aurel is an indie author known for writing emotionally rich romance and romantasy that blend sharp storytelling with immersive worldbuilding. From heartfelt contemporary love stories to high-stakes magical academies, her novels explore themes of resilience, vulnerability, and connection with striking clarity.
Her work is available on platforms like Amazon, Kindle, ku. When she isn’t writing, she connects with readers through visual storytelling and behind-the-scenes insights on Instagram.
Her work is available on platforms like Amazon, Kindle, ku. When she isn’t writing, she connects with readers through visual storytelling and behind-the-scenes insights on Instagram.
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March 8, 2026
absolutely torturous to read, and not just because of the less-than-stellar grammar.
November 13, 2025
Oof, disappointing, sadly. I was hoping for a 5 star book like the first one and was let down. The tension was good, but the same thing happened nearly five times and the plot just wasn't incredibly gripping. Good plot twist at the end, but was it worth reading the book..? Might have to read the third to find out what happens in response to that twist, but I hope it channels first book energy rather than whatever this was. I really didn't like the FMC's character this time - she changed so much in such a short time (understandably) and never went back (understandably) and I really was hoping it would have more focus on her development...? Her personality issues were not resolved...
Would be a 2 star if the MMC wasn't as perfect as always (though I do feel like we lost a lot of their snappy sarcastic banter - he is now too flexible, will do whatever she says and is so sweet and soft and comforting when he used to be hard and sweet and confident).
Would be a 2 star if the MMC wasn't as perfect as always (though I do feel like we lost a lot of their snappy sarcastic banter - he is now too flexible, will do whatever she says and is so sweet and soft and comforting when he used to be hard and sweet and confident).
January 6, 2026
Omg the trauma Malia went through insane, I loved seeing the tender moments between her and keahi, ong her parents were awful, I’m not satisfied by their deaths also why did the dark fraction all but disappear, who tf are these white soldiers, also keahi better not stay dead
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January 10, 2026
Some stuff happened
This book was so long for not a lot to happen. Keahi and Malia fight then get back together is basically all that happens until the end. Also it's very obviously not Keahi's fault Malia was hurt but he continues to hurt her after she comes back and she just lets it go which feels so unfair. The ending was stupid and I can see where this is going. I'm not going to continue this series because I can't read 800 more pages of this story. It feels so different from the one I started.
This book was so long for not a lot to happen. Keahi and Malia fight then get back together is basically all that happens until the end. Also it's very obviously not Keahi's fault Malia was hurt but he continues to hurt her after she comes back and she just lets it go which feels so unfair. The ending was stupid and I can see where this is going. I'm not going to continue this series because I can't read 800 more pages of this story. It feels so different from the one I started.
November 30, 2025
3.5 ⭐️’s really lost me
April 15, 2026
This would have gotten a 5 FICKING stars but NOOOOOO Jarah Aureo decided to fucking KILLLL KAEHI IFF WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH U LIKE MALIA HAS BEEN THROUGH SO MUCH FUCKING THINS AND TOTURE AND JUST WEHN SHE'S FINALLY FUCKING HAPPY AND LOVED SHE BAS TO GO AND MAKE IT WORSE. No hate to Jarah Aurel at all. Amazing author got me hooked on this glad I found this series but I don't get why the last book cause he's dead. When I first got these books I read all of the blurbs and the last book said he was gone and I thought he was dead but now when I read this book I thought he was just gonna get kidnapped but nope my hopes went from hight to 6 foot under.
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December 29, 2025The plot of this book was bad, to me it made no sense because why was everything so close together (as in the both groups in the war or whatever). There was just so many holes and things that didn’t make sense and honestly it was quite cringy. The writing wasn’t that good, it was way worse than the first book ànd I don’t want to be mean but I was really excited to read the series.
November 2, 2025
Did this hurt? Yes☝🏻 Did I still love it? Definitely😭 I need book 3 to see what happens to the characters after that ending!!
Also, I adore the new covers, the way they go together on my bookshelf makes me so happy!
Also, I adore the new covers, the way they go together on my bookshelf makes me so happy!
December 27, 2025
DNF 45%
August 7, 2026
(4.7 ⭐️)
I love Malia’s “evil” persona. I DEVOURED her academy personality but when she reunited with her horrible parental figures I feel like she just gave up when she realized her idiot classmates and teachers weren’t coming to save her. Like the representation of her water being almost a black tint and then going slowly back to clear is SO cool to me. I didnt really like all the memory wiping going on between Malia with her parents and Keahi of Malia’s kidnapping. I did like Arcane better though because I feel like slow burn wasn’t really slow burning on my part idk. Maybe it’s KOTLC ruining slow burn for me bc why did she end up with him like 9 books later?? Anyway was it just me or did I see potential between Malia and Flint? Just me, okay. I”M SORRY OKAY its just like I feel like Malia was more free and humorous with him and then when she woke up she acted like she never noticed Flint’s attraction to her and their hallucination kiss. But don’t worry obviously I love her and Keahi. I also don’t get why they kept getting together only to push each other away again and again like huh?! I’m also SO mad that Malia’s best friend at the academy just dipped on her the second their bf died. LIKE EXCUSE ME? And then they became besties with Keahi when they hated him in the academy?! It’s like the roles are being constantly reversed between Malia and Keahi. Like everything flip-flopped on them. Sometimes I just wish they stayed rivals a tiny smidge longer. But I have to admit i loved it when he would just stare at her and she always knew it too. I’m not gonna talk about the ending bc in my mind it didn’t happen. HOW COULD U DO THIS TO ME?! Like, no, Keahi isn’t dead ok? He’s like Kaz and they THINK he is but he isn’t. We didn’t come all this way for him to just die on Malia like that. They went through too much trauma for that to happen. Especially my poor baby Malia. She didn’t deserve her so called, “parents” or the stupid academy and her aunt because they legit just left her there and didn’t bother looking for her when she was just through the woods. Like they could’ve found her bruh. 💔
I love Malia’s “evil” persona. I DEVOURED her academy personality but when she reunited with her horrible parental figures I feel like she just gave up when she realized her idiot classmates and teachers weren’t coming to save her. Like the representation of her water being almost a black tint and then going slowly back to clear is SO cool to me. I didnt really like all the memory wiping going on between Malia with her parents and Keahi of Malia’s kidnapping. I did like Arcane better though because I feel like slow burn wasn’t really slow burning on my part idk. Maybe it’s KOTLC ruining slow burn for me bc why did she end up with him like 9 books later?? Anyway was it just me or did I see potential between Malia and Flint? Just me, okay. I”M SORRY OKAY its just like I feel like Malia was more free and humorous with him and then when she woke up she acted like she never noticed Flint’s attraction to her and their hallucination kiss. But don’t worry obviously I love her and Keahi. I also don’t get why they kept getting together only to push each other away again and again like huh?! I’m also SO mad that Malia’s best friend at the academy just dipped on her the second their bf died. LIKE EXCUSE ME? And then they became besties with Keahi when they hated him in the academy?! It’s like the roles are being constantly reversed between Malia and Keahi. Like everything flip-flopped on them. Sometimes I just wish they stayed rivals a tiny smidge longer. But I have to admit i loved it when he would just stare at her and she always knew it too. I’m not gonna talk about the ending bc in my mind it didn’t happen. HOW COULD U DO THIS TO ME?! Like, no, Keahi isn’t dead ok? He’s like Kaz and they THINK he is but he isn’t. We didn’t come all this way for him to just die on Malia like that. They went through too much trauma for that to happen. Especially my poor baby Malia. She didn’t deserve her so called, “parents” or the stupid academy and her aunt because they legit just left her there and didn’t bother looking for her when she was just through the woods. Like they could’ve found her bruh. 💔
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August 16, 2026
Was entertaining and okay a chill read, but the plot just felt a little flat and the characters went into a repetitive cycle that didnt really add much to the plot but became what felt like page fillers and just felt a little overdone.
I overall think the characters are okay but they also moved on very quickly not even in terms of the main love interests relationship but their backgrounds as characters and their character arcs.
It was okay just not very riveting unless some plot points will be developed further in the next book? But it just felt predictable.
Not gonna lie got a jumpscare when I saw the next book is 800 pages long 😭
I overall think the characters are okay but they also moved on very quickly not even in terms of the main love interests relationship but their backgrounds as characters and their character arcs.
It was okay just not very riveting unless some plot points will be developed further in the next book? But it just felt predictable.
Not gonna lie got a jumpscare when I saw the next book is 800 pages long 😭
February 20, 2026
4.25
“So what happened to her to make her like this? How did she get all those scars? What could her own family possibly have done to turn the happy, bright girl I knew into the woman before me?”
“Scars. They’re all over her, marking every inch of her stomach. Scars of every kind, of various ages from the looks of it.”
“My confident stride falters, my heart skipping an involuntary beat as I recognize those blue eyes.”
“As much as I might enjoy this position on other occasions, I just washed my hair. So could you be a sweetheart and let me get it off the ground?”
“So what happened to her to make her like this? How did she get all those scars? What could her own family possibly have done to turn the happy, bright girl I knew into the woman before me?”
“Scars. They’re all over her, marking every inch of her stomach. Scars of every kind, of various ages from the looks of it.”
“My confident stride falters, my heart skipping an involuntary beat as I recognize those blue eyes.”
“As much as I might enjoy this position on other occasions, I just washed my hair. So could you be a sweetheart and let me get it off the ground?”
December 16, 2025
Not an experienced book reader. But this book has my heart racing! I thought towards the end it was a bit quick but i just loved how Malia and Keahi grew together. The end. OMG. I was balling for god knows how long. I’m scared to read the third book
February 23, 2026
I really want to love this story because I LOVE Keahi and Malia so much but the book overall isn’t rly doing it for me. The potential is there and has some great tropes but I don’t think I’m going to read book 3. There’s just way too much back n fourth for me
January 1, 2026
Why did Jarah Aurel make me cry as the first thing I did this year (literly it is 1:28 in the morning)
March 12, 2026
Yeah i got bored I finished it but it was just boring towards the end.
April 2, 2026
2.5 that was really disappointing for so many reasons
April 19, 2026
same review as arcane bc i accidentally read this in my bootleg version as well and didn’t realize LOLLLL
April 30, 2026
I really liked the Spice, although it was really sad at the end
May 13, 2026
I missed the fun banter of the first book 😭😭
May 28, 2026
jetzt gerade: purer schock
hab’s irgendwie in knapp 24h verschlungen & fand toll ^^
hab’s irgendwie in knapp 24h verschlungen & fand toll ^^
July 2, 2026
amazinggg but sad
July 30, 2026
Dare I say I didn't like a single character in this book? Also, you're telling me that the big battle was two pages long.
August 27, 2026
DNF , very long for not a lot to happen . Got bored
January 5, 2026
Almost DNF
Encuentro en este libro que puedo entender el cambio en Malia, pero Keahi se supone era el mejor y mas fuerte con serios problemas sociales pero este Keahi es derrotado básicamente por todos y fácilmente. Siempre requiere que lo salven y tiene buenas habilidades sociales que surgieron de la nada.
Me parece increíble como regresan y regresan a la casa de Keahi cuando fue claramente comprometida su ubicación varias veces. Los padres de Malia fue muy apresurado asi como lo que pasa con The Dark Fraction. No fue mi libro.
Encuentro en este libro que puedo entender el cambio en Malia, pero Keahi se supone era el mejor y mas fuerte con serios problemas sociales pero este Keahi es derrotado básicamente por todos y fácilmente. Siempre requiere que lo salven y tiene buenas habilidades sociales que surgieron de la nada.
Me parece increíble como regresan y regresan a la casa de Keahi cuando fue claramente comprometida su ubicación varias veces. Los padres de Malia fue muy apresurado asi como lo que pasa con The Dark Fraction. No fue mi libro.
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