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The Second Sanctum
The Victor.
She never would have bowed.
Dante can't help but think the words. Even as he stands in the city of gods, surrounded by faces of legend, he can't stop seeing her falling through that endless void, mentally shouting that one word up at him so viciously he knows it's forever branded upon his soul.
Betrayal.
The Fallen.
Where am I?
After falling for what seems like forever, Adrian finds herself in an entirely new world. A world of darkness which calls to something unnamed inside her. With every truth revealed, every injustice bared, it hums ever louder, buzzing through her veins and begging to be released. Setting her fear aside, Adrian tastes it for the first time.
Power.
She never would have bowed.
Dante can't help but think the words. Even as he stands in the city of gods, surrounded by faces of legend, he can't stop seeing her falling through that endless void, mentally shouting that one word up at him so viciously he knows it's forever branded upon his soul.
Betrayal.
The Fallen.
Where am I?
After falling for what seems like forever, Adrian finds herself in an entirely new world. A world of darkness which calls to something unnamed inside her. With every truth revealed, every injustice bared, it hums ever louder, buzzing through her veins and begging to be released. Setting her fear aside, Adrian tastes it for the first time.
Power.
516 pages, Paperback
Published December 2, 2025
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October 29, 2025
I received an advanced reader copy (ARC) of this book via the author. I voluntarily read and reviewed this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own. This is my honest review.
I loved the first book and thought the plot was genuinely unique to the many other fantasy books I read. The second book is a complete transformation in terms of what happens in the first. In my head I had an idea of what I thought would happen but I was completely wrong. I thought the writing was really clever and well thought out, the world building was fantastic too.
Spoilers below:
I wanted to see Dante really grovel for what he did for Adrian but I felt like that didn't really happen until they met face to face which happens very late in the book in my opinion. Personally thought the first half of the book didn't immediately work with the cliffhanger from the first book, and it took half the book to sort of understand the characters thought processes as to why Dante made his decision, and even so thought it was quite a weak explanation and suddenly he still loves her. Didn't love some of the first half of the book in Dantes perspective and really wanted to get to Adrian's side. I think making Dantes perspective seems weak was intentional.
To me this wasn't really a romantasy book, the romance parts were very very limited. And zero spice. I was craving a lot more especially because we started to build the tension between Adrian/ Dante/Gryfon. But maybe that is lined up for book three, I really hope so!!! I want to hear more from Gryfon for sure!
I can't wait for the next book, I want it now!
I loved the first book and thought the plot was genuinely unique to the many other fantasy books I read. The second book is a complete transformation in terms of what happens in the first. In my head I had an idea of what I thought would happen but I was completely wrong. I thought the writing was really clever and well thought out, the world building was fantastic too.
Spoilers below:
I wanted to see Dante really grovel for what he did for Adrian but I felt like that didn't really happen until they met face to face which happens very late in the book in my opinion. Personally thought the first half of the book didn't immediately work with the cliffhanger from the first book, and it took half the book to sort of understand the characters thought processes as to why Dante made his decision, and even so thought it was quite a weak explanation and suddenly he still loves her. Didn't love some of the first half of the book in Dantes perspective and really wanted to get to Adrian's side. I think making Dantes perspective seems weak was intentional.
To me this wasn't really a romantasy book, the romance parts were very very limited. And zero spice. I was craving a lot more especially because we started to build the tension between Adrian/ Dante/Gryfon. But maybe that is lined up for book three, I really hope so!!! I want to hear more from Gryfon for sure!
I can't wait for the next book, I want it now!
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