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Forbidden Forest #2
Piper Prince
An enchantress. Her prince. A dark curse . . .
Prince Denan lured Larkin into the Forbidden Forest with his magic panpipes and forced her to marry him. Together, they uncovered centuries of secrets surrounding the curse that spawned the wraiths. And Larkin began to fall in love with the man who had taken everything from her.
But the closer Larkin comes to the truth, the harder the wraiths hunt her.
If Larkin is to survive, she’ll have to unravel the curses's darkest secrets. Worse, those secrets are buried in the crypts of the Black Druids, men who consider Larkin a traitor they’ll kill on sight. But Larkin isn't the only one the wraiths are after.
Her piper prince's life hangs in the balance.
Beauty & the Beast and The Pied Piper collide in this romantic fairy tale retelling. Fans of A COURT OF THORNS AND ROSES and A CURSE SO DARK AND LONELY will love the unique magic and daring adventure in Piper Prince . Read your copy today!
OTHER TITLES BY AMBER ARGYLE
Forbidden Forest Series
Lady of Shadows
Stolen Enchantress
Piper Prince
Wraith King
Curse Queen
Fairy Queens Saga
Of Ice and Snow
Winter Queen
Of Fire and Ash
Summer Queen
Of Sand and Storm
Daughter of Winter
Winter’s Heir
Witch Song Series
Witch Song
Witch Born
Witch Rising
Witch Fall
Prince Denan lured Larkin into the Forbidden Forest with his magic panpipes and forced her to marry him. Together, they uncovered centuries of secrets surrounding the curse that spawned the wraiths. And Larkin began to fall in love with the man who had taken everything from her.
But the closer Larkin comes to the truth, the harder the wraiths hunt her.
If Larkin is to survive, she’ll have to unravel the curses's darkest secrets. Worse, those secrets are buried in the crypts of the Black Druids, men who consider Larkin a traitor they’ll kill on sight. But Larkin isn't the only one the wraiths are after.
Her piper prince's life hangs in the balance.
Beauty & the Beast and The Pied Piper collide in this romantic fairy tale retelling. Fans of A COURT OF THORNS AND ROSES and A CURSE SO DARK AND LONELY will love the unique magic and daring adventure in Piper Prince . Read your copy today!
OTHER TITLES BY AMBER ARGYLE
Forbidden Forest Series
Lady of Shadows
Stolen Enchantress
Piper Prince
Wraith King
Curse Queen
Fairy Queens Saga
Of Ice and Snow
Winter Queen
Of Fire and Ash
Summer Queen
Of Sand and Storm
Daughter of Winter
Winter’s Heir
Witch Song Series
Witch Song
Witch Born
Witch Rising
Witch Fall
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First published April 10, 2019
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About the author
Amber Argyle
30 books1,095 followersAmber Argyle is the bestselling fantasy & romance author of the Forbidden Forest, Fairy Queens, Witch Song, & Wild Heart Ranch Romance series. Her award-winning books have been translated into several languages and praised by such authors as NYT bestsellers David Farland and Jennifer A. Nielsen.
Amber grew up on a cattle ranch and spent her formative years in the rodeo circuit and on the basketball court. She graduated cum laude from Utah State University. She’s delightfully sarcastic, loves all things outdoors, and believes spiders should be relegated to horror novels where they belong.
She has completed three series and is working on a fourth.
To receive her starter library of four free books, simply tell her where to send it: http://amberargyle.com/freebooks/
Amber grew up on a cattle ranch and spent her formative years in the rodeo circuit and on the basketball court. She graduated cum laude from Utah State University. She’s delightfully sarcastic, loves all things outdoors, and believes spiders should be relegated to horror novels where they belong.
She has completed three series and is working on a fourth.
To receive her starter library of four free books, simply tell her where to send it: http://amberargyle.com/freebooks/
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May 19, 2021
Mi cabeza no puedo con tantas cosasssss necesito leer el siguiente libro yaaaaaa
May 15, 2019
Sigh. I have waited SOOOOO long for this sequel.
I loved it. Not as much as the first book, because I was falling in love with the characters for the first time in the first one! But I have missed them SOOOO much. I adore this world and I love Larkin and Denan. I adore Denan. Like, I need a Denan. Please and thank you.
You have everything you need in this book. Friendship, romance, complicated antagonists, family strife, betrayal, death, self doubt, self acceptance, battles, evil beings. It's perfect. I want to live at the Alamant. Forever.
Do yourself a favor and go read "The Stolen Enchantree" (book 1) and then read "Piper Prince" as quickly as you can afterwards. The story picks up exactly where it left off and dives right into action.
Yay Amber! I didn't die waiting for this sequel...but I might die waiting for book 3!!!!
I loved it. Not as much as the first book, because I was falling in love with the characters for the first time in the first one! But I have missed them SOOOO much. I adore this world and I love Larkin and Denan. I adore Denan. Like, I need a Denan. Please and thank you.
You have everything you need in this book. Friendship, romance, complicated antagonists, family strife, betrayal, death, self doubt, self acceptance, battles, evil beings. It's perfect. I want to live at the Alamant. Forever.
Do yourself a favor and go read "The Stolen Enchantree" (book 1) and then read "Piper Prince" as quickly as you can afterwards. The story picks up exactly where it left off and dives right into action.
Yay Amber! I didn't die waiting for this sequel...but I might die waiting for book 3!!!!
September 6, 2018
Piper Prince is slated to come out late spring of 2019.
Can't wait that long? Try one of my other series: Witch Song or Fairy Queens. You can learn more on my website: amberargyle.com
Can't wait that long? Try one of my other series: Witch Song or Fairy Queens. You can learn more on my website: amberargyle.com
May 27, 2019
There were so many things I liked about this book. First of all, I liked the characters. (Obviously, since I loved the first book.) I liked the stakes, the story, the prose. But there were a few things that kept getting in my way of loving it.
(Spoilers ahead.) First of all, I had no idea what the character's goals were until I was 3/4ths through the story. I remembered clearly where we left off in the last book, but I felt like we were wandering around without a plan for a long time, just reacting to things as they happened. As a reader, I wanted to know the plan, the goal, or have some story guidance. Just a character saying something like "We have to make it back home, but I have a feeling that is going to take longer than we think it will," would have been awesome. It would have even been more awesome if from the beginning the characters were all focused on something like gathering more information, breaking the curse, finding out what the wraiths wanted...I don't know. Pick one. And make it important to the characters so that they are always thinking about it and always trying to accomplish it. If the goal changes, fine. But have a clearly stated goal.
I also had issues with the passage of time. How long it took to get from Point A to Point B changed constantly without much explanation. (The map at the front of the book did not help me at all, in fact, it confused me. Same with the first book.) Sometimes I wouldn't know what time of day it was, and sometimes the math of how much time passed wouldn't add up. For example: toward the end when Larkin escaped the druid camp, they said that the druids would attack the piper army that night, but they had to go to the Alamant which was a full day's journey to get reinforcements. They made it to the Alamant, gathered reinforcements, and went back to where Denan's army was fighting in time to help them win. By my calculations that should have taken two days, or at least a full day and a full night, and they should have been exhausted. That wasn't the only time in the book that this happened. It was all a little muddled to me.
Also, halfway through this book I felt like I was reading a soap opera. There were a LOT of characters and Larkin had a LOT of thoughts about how she felt about each one. And those thoughts were constantly changing. It is fine to change how you feel about a character when they prove themselves different than you thought. And it is fine to have conflicting feelings about people who you loved who betrayed you. But there was just a lot happening with different people and it was difficult for me to keep straight. (PS I absolutely thought Bane died in the last book. I started this book thinking he was 100% dead and then I learned that he was just captured. I was extremely confused. There were a lot of little and big things like that that weren't super clear to me.)
Lastly, the love story. So, the first book was all about Larkin and Denan learning to love each other despite a curse, conflicting emotions, and a couple of forced marriages. We had tension, we had closeness and confusion. I think in this book the two of them were together for a total of like 5 pages and in one of those encounters Larkin's mom gave her the sex talk and then even though they were in a camp of soldiers and Larkin and Denan were tense and in a time crunch, the two of them snuck off to do things that weren't sex, but were practicing for sex. It was less than gratifying, not romantic, and didn't make a ton of sense under the circumstances. (Because of the emphasis on the fact that they did not have sex, part of me was convinced that Larkin's being a virgin was going to be vital to the plot somehow.) Larkin spent the majority of this book with her bodyguard Tam, and I almost expected THEM to fall in love. Then at the end, once the Prince and Princess are done with their battle, they wake up next to each other in their house. And they are both having nightmares. That's it. I mean, they sacrifice for each other and they repeat the "I will always come for you" thing a bunch of times, but there isn't much of a romantic through-line to this book. It was a bit of a letdown.
Now, the magic system. From the events of the first book I thought that magic was super rare. I thought it was difficult, that it had limits. I mean, the pipers had magic in their music, but Larkin was the only one with women's magic. But in this book the druids got magic from the black tree (easy-peasy!) and they all knew how to use it right away. And during the course of the book Larkin finds out that she isn't special, that her four-year-old sister was the one that broke the curse. Cool. How did she do that? Why is SHE special? Now Larkin has power and specialness basically stripped away from her so that all the important stuff can happen while we aren't there to see it. Larkin's baby sister is in charge now, and we don't get to see why or how she accomplishes some very important things. Larkin's baby sister turns into an old soul while Larkin is gone and trains an army of women who somehow all have magic now. I mean, it was cool, but because it happened "off-screen" it was more jarring and creepy to me than anything. A four-year-old saying she's lived hundreds of lives from all the visions she's had? Telling her sister to carry her because "these little legs are weak?" Yikes. Creepy. It felt more like Sela was possessed. And the women's magic was super dope, but it also felt inconsistent. Larkin would know that she only had enough magic for one pulse, and then she would do the pulse and still be capable of using more magic. And the other women, who were newer to the magic, seemed to be holding up better than Larkin. I don't know man, the magic rules felt off to me, and the circumstances didn't put the reader in the arena where the important stuff was happening.
One last thing. Maisy. How obvious was it that she was working against them? I wanted to beat people over the head for not getting it.
Ok. That was a lot. But I honestly still love the ideas in this story. I wish I could write a screenplay for it and make it into a movie so I could skip over the flip-flopping in Larkin's head, properly motivate the character's actions, and make everything a little more cohesive. Foreshadowing and clearer goals would go a long way I think.
(Spoilers ahead.) First of all, I had no idea what the character's goals were until I was 3/4ths through the story. I remembered clearly where we left off in the last book, but I felt like we were wandering around without a plan for a long time, just reacting to things as they happened. As a reader, I wanted to know the plan, the goal, or have some story guidance. Just a character saying something like "We have to make it back home, but I have a feeling that is going to take longer than we think it will," would have been awesome. It would have even been more awesome if from the beginning the characters were all focused on something like gathering more information, breaking the curse, finding out what the wraiths wanted...I don't know. Pick one. And make it important to the characters so that they are always thinking about it and always trying to accomplish it. If the goal changes, fine. But have a clearly stated goal.
I also had issues with the passage of time. How long it took to get from Point A to Point B changed constantly without much explanation. (The map at the front of the book did not help me at all, in fact, it confused me. Same with the first book.) Sometimes I wouldn't know what time of day it was, and sometimes the math of how much time passed wouldn't add up. For example: toward the end when Larkin escaped the druid camp, they said that the druids would attack the piper army that night, but they had to go to the Alamant which was a full day's journey to get reinforcements. They made it to the Alamant, gathered reinforcements, and went back to where Denan's army was fighting in time to help them win. By my calculations that should have taken two days, or at least a full day and a full night, and they should have been exhausted. That wasn't the only time in the book that this happened. It was all a little muddled to me.
Also, halfway through this book I felt like I was reading a soap opera. There were a LOT of characters and Larkin had a LOT of thoughts about how she felt about each one. And those thoughts were constantly changing. It is fine to change how you feel about a character when they prove themselves different than you thought. And it is fine to have conflicting feelings about people who you loved who betrayed you. But there was just a lot happening with different people and it was difficult for me to keep straight. (PS I absolutely thought Bane died in the last book. I started this book thinking he was 100% dead and then I learned that he was just captured. I was extremely confused. There were a lot of little and big things like that that weren't super clear to me.)
Lastly, the love story. So, the first book was all about Larkin and Denan learning to love each other despite a curse, conflicting emotions, and a couple of forced marriages. We had tension, we had closeness and confusion. I think in this book the two of them were together for a total of like 5 pages and in one of those encounters Larkin's mom gave her the sex talk and then even though they were in a camp of soldiers and Larkin and Denan were tense and in a time crunch, the two of them snuck off to do things that weren't sex, but were practicing for sex. It was less than gratifying, not romantic, and didn't make a ton of sense under the circumstances. (Because of the emphasis on the fact that they did not have sex, part of me was convinced that Larkin's being a virgin was going to be vital to the plot somehow.) Larkin spent the majority of this book with her bodyguard Tam, and I almost expected THEM to fall in love. Then at the end, once the Prince and Princess are done with their battle, they wake up next to each other in their house. And they are both having nightmares. That's it. I mean, they sacrifice for each other and they repeat the "I will always come for you" thing a bunch of times, but there isn't much of a romantic through-line to this book. It was a bit of a letdown.
Now, the magic system. From the events of the first book I thought that magic was super rare. I thought it was difficult, that it had limits. I mean, the pipers had magic in their music, but Larkin was the only one with women's magic. But in this book the druids got magic from the black tree (easy-peasy!) and they all knew how to use it right away. And during the course of the book Larkin finds out that she isn't special, that her four-year-old sister was the one that broke the curse. Cool. How did she do that? Why is SHE special? Now Larkin has power and specialness basically stripped away from her so that all the important stuff can happen while we aren't there to see it. Larkin's baby sister is in charge now, and we don't get to see why or how she accomplishes some very important things. Larkin's baby sister turns into an old soul while Larkin is gone and trains an army of women who somehow all have magic now. I mean, it was cool, but because it happened "off-screen" it was more jarring and creepy to me than anything. A four-year-old saying she's lived hundreds of lives from all the visions she's had? Telling her sister to carry her because "these little legs are weak?" Yikes. Creepy. It felt more like Sela was possessed. And the women's magic was super dope, but it also felt inconsistent. Larkin would know that she only had enough magic for one pulse, and then she would do the pulse and still be capable of using more magic. And the other women, who were newer to the magic, seemed to be holding up better than Larkin. I don't know man, the magic rules felt off to me, and the circumstances didn't put the reader in the arena where the important stuff was happening.
One last thing. Maisy. How obvious was it that she was working against them? I wanted to beat people over the head for not getting it.
Ok. That was a lot. But I honestly still love the ideas in this story. I wish I could write a screenplay for it and make it into a movie so I could skip over the flip-flopping in Larkin's head, properly motivate the character's actions, and make everything a little more cohesive. Foreshadowing and clearer goals would go a long way I think.
November 3, 2020
IT JUST KEEPS ON DELIVERING. I'M SO HYPE FOR THE THIRD AND FINAL BOOK.
This next step of the story is just so well written and offers so much action, emotion, plot, and is all around a wonderful fantasy. I'm so happy I took the plunge to borrow Stolen Enchantress because this tale has been excellent.
It's not predictable. It has great atmosphere. It's not full of contrivances. I love Larkin and Denan. I love that so many characters have arcs and complexities. The details seem to be well thought out and well implemented. There's a sense of anticipation, reading each page as you wonder how the protagonists are going to accomplish something or defeat an enemy.
The author is absolutely killing it.
Had I not had a disgustingly tenacious headache yesterday I couldn't get rid of, I'd have finished this in one sitting because it was fantastic.
Also, while the series does feature older protagonists (Larkin is 18, I believe, and Denan is 21), there's nothing super explicit. No sex scenes, not really even swearing. I'm not sure what sector the author intended this for exactly (YA, NA, adult), since it's not stated anywhere I could see, but it has broad appeal in my opinion, since nothing is really explicit or gratuitously detailed.
I'd recommend if you enjoy fantasy!
Also, this was my 500th addition to my "read" shelf on GoodReads. That's pretty cool.
This next step of the story is just so well written and offers so much action, emotion, plot, and is all around a wonderful fantasy. I'm so happy I took the plunge to borrow Stolen Enchantress because this tale has been excellent.
It's not predictable. It has great atmosphere. It's not full of contrivances. I love Larkin and Denan. I love that so many characters have arcs and complexities. The details seem to be well thought out and well implemented. There's a sense of anticipation, reading each page as you wonder how the protagonists are going to accomplish something or defeat an enemy.
The author is absolutely killing it.
Had I not had a disgustingly tenacious headache yesterday I couldn't get rid of, I'd have finished this in one sitting because it was fantastic.
Also, while the series does feature older protagonists (Larkin is 18, I believe, and Denan is 21), there's nothing super explicit. No sex scenes, not really even swearing. I'm not sure what sector the author intended this for exactly (YA, NA, adult), since it's not stated anywhere I could see, but it has broad appeal in my opinion, since nothing is really explicit or gratuitously detailed.
I'd recommend if you enjoy fantasy!
Also, this was my 500th addition to my "read" shelf on GoodReads. That's pretty cool.
April 27, 2019
Stolen Enchantress was one of the best books I read last year, and I’ve been counting down the days until its sequel ever since I read the last page; craving to know what happens next for Larkin and her friends. When I finally had Piper Prince in my hands, I finished it in less than a day, savouring every page and every word. It was everything I could have hoped for in a sequel, and more. It is a total page-turner, filled with everything I loved about the first book – the fairy-tale feel, love, family, magic, suspense, adventure, friendship and a battle between good and evil.
As always, the writing is beautiful, and it has a lyrical touch that fits so well with story. The creative and rich world-building, the vivid descriptions and the captivating plot make my own reality disappear for a while and I am transported to Larkin’s world of magical places and dangerous creatures. I truly feel like I am there, in the centre of the action, breathing the same air, feeling the same feelings and fighting the same battles as the characters.
I really enjoyed coming back Larkin’s world and continuing to follow her on her journey as she grows and evolves. She is still very loyal and caring, but as she is faced with impossible decisions, she is forced to realise that sometimes there are limits to what she can do to save the ones she loves. Is it right to save one life, if it may result in the death of thousands of others? Throughout the book, Larkin is put to the test many times. I really feel that this is the book in which she finds out who she truly is, what her strengths and weaknesses are, and comes to terms with it. She is faced with her past and discovers secrets long buried that will change her life forever. While struggling to master her magic, and the responsibility that comes with it, Larkin shows that she is a real survivor and that she will stop at nothing to save the world from the Wraiths’ darkness.
We are introduced to some new characters in Piper Prince, but for the most part we are reunited with familiar faces and are given the chance to get to know them even better. Many of them have very interesting stories of their own to tell and I really like how their stories are intertwined with Larkin’s story. The themes of sisterhood and empowerment were visible already in Stolen Enchantress, but even more so in Piper Prince, which I really enjoyed. There were some very strong moments that genuinely left an impact on me.
The battle between good and evil is even more prominent in Piper Prince than in Stolen Enchantress, and the world of the Wraiths is explored in more depth. Although the overall feeling is darker, Argyle still manages to keep a good balance between happiness and sadness. Heartbreak may be lurking behind every corner, but there are also much happiness, hope and laughter sprinkled among all the darkness.
After reading and loving Piper Prince, the Forbidden Forest series has made its way to my favourites, placing itself close to Argyle’s Fairy Queens series, which I love to pieces. I have high hopes for the final two books in the series, Wraith King and Curse Queen, and I am dying to know what will happen next. The wait is long, but I know it will be worth it. In the meantime, I will devour the prequel novella, Lady of Shadows, which will be released in June this year.
As always, the writing is beautiful, and it has a lyrical touch that fits so well with story. The creative and rich world-building, the vivid descriptions and the captivating plot make my own reality disappear for a while and I am transported to Larkin’s world of magical places and dangerous creatures. I truly feel like I am there, in the centre of the action, breathing the same air, feeling the same feelings and fighting the same battles as the characters.
I really enjoyed coming back Larkin’s world and continuing to follow her on her journey as she grows and evolves. She is still very loyal and caring, but as she is faced with impossible decisions, she is forced to realise that sometimes there are limits to what she can do to save the ones she loves. Is it right to save one life, if it may result in the death of thousands of others? Throughout the book, Larkin is put to the test many times. I really feel that this is the book in which she finds out who she truly is, what her strengths and weaknesses are, and comes to terms with it. She is faced with her past and discovers secrets long buried that will change her life forever. While struggling to master her magic, and the responsibility that comes with it, Larkin shows that she is a real survivor and that she will stop at nothing to save the world from the Wraiths’ darkness.
We are introduced to some new characters in Piper Prince, but for the most part we are reunited with familiar faces and are given the chance to get to know them even better. Many of them have very interesting stories of their own to tell and I really like how their stories are intertwined with Larkin’s story. The themes of sisterhood and empowerment were visible already in Stolen Enchantress, but even more so in Piper Prince, which I really enjoyed. There were some very strong moments that genuinely left an impact on me.
The battle between good and evil is even more prominent in Piper Prince than in Stolen Enchantress, and the world of the Wraiths is explored in more depth. Although the overall feeling is darker, Argyle still manages to keep a good balance between happiness and sadness. Heartbreak may be lurking behind every corner, but there are also much happiness, hope and laughter sprinkled among all the darkness.
After reading and loving Piper Prince, the Forbidden Forest series has made its way to my favourites, placing itself close to Argyle’s Fairy Queens series, which I love to pieces. I have high hopes for the final two books in the series, Wraith King and Curse Queen, and I am dying to know what will happen next. The wait is long, but I know it will be worth it. In the meantime, I will devour the prequel novella, Lady of Shadows, which will be released in June this year.
April 27, 2019
Piper Prince is the second book in the Forbidden Forest series, and it is EPIC! This series is one of my all time faves, and I can’t wait to find out what happens next!!
April 22, 2019
A curse has ravaged the land forcing pipers who stand between humanity and the evil lurking in the forbidden forest to steal daughters to marry them. Our main character is one of those daughters and she forced to marry Denan. She fallen for this piper and is no longer enchanted and is truly in love with him. She has also been fated to be the one with magic to break the curse of the pipers.
This story has a lot going on in it, intense romance, fighting scenes and dark secrets that will be unraveled as you turn the pages. I was caught up once again in the sad story of the pipers who are forced to steal daughters to have someone to marry and produce more pipers with. The heartache that you feel as you read about all the suffering that is inflicted on the families who lose the daughters and the pipers who are trying to survive. The world is darkly inflicted by the wraiths who are controlled by black druids.
By the end of this second book of a 4 book series you really see Larkin come into her own as Deana wife. She manages to get the pipers’ wives to realize that they are not still enchanted and that they truly love the lives they have with the pipers. To the point where the most intense scenes are when they come up against their families and make a stand to stay and fight for the pipers.
I can’t wait to get book three as we end book two the fate of star crossed lovers is hanging by a thread. Will denan survive or will Larkin have to make the ultimate sacrifice and take his place? Pick p the Wraith King release date to be announced.
This story has a lot going on in it, intense romance, fighting scenes and dark secrets that will be unraveled as you turn the pages. I was caught up once again in the sad story of the pipers who are forced to steal daughters to have someone to marry and produce more pipers with. The heartache that you feel as you read about all the suffering that is inflicted on the families who lose the daughters and the pipers who are trying to survive. The world is darkly inflicted by the wraiths who are controlled by black druids.
By the end of this second book of a 4 book series you really see Larkin come into her own as Deana wife. She manages to get the pipers’ wives to realize that they are not still enchanted and that they truly love the lives they have with the pipers. To the point where the most intense scenes are when they come up against their families and make a stand to stay and fight for the pipers.
I can’t wait to get book three as we end book two the fate of star crossed lovers is hanging by a thread. Will denan survive or will Larkin have to make the ultimate sacrifice and take his place? Pick p the Wraith King release date to be announced.
April 22, 2019
What can I say? Ms. Argyle has done it again. This second book of her Forbidden Forest series had me in all types of emotions. Sadness because we see parts of Larkin die and Hope because it changes/grows her. Her character developments in this series is amazing and she actually transports you into the Forbidden Forest world. We see how Larkin and Denan love only grows and how they are learning to not only depend on one another but give each other space to be their own person. Words can not describe the amazing way in which women in this book hold power and how they hold their own! I honestly can not wait for the next book in this series. #Denakin4Ever <3 <3 <3
April 28, 2019
The Piper Prince is the second book in the Forbidden Forest series. You should definitely read these books in order. It took me a quick minute to remember exactly where the last book left off but as I read, things started coming back to me and I was once again sucked into Larkin's world.
Amber Argyle is excellent at creating characters that are clearly defined, layered and interesting. This story has a constant forward momentum that kept me on the edge of my seat and anxious. Larkin's world is in constant turmoil with different groups of people warring against each other. It's a violent world, and Larkin, Denan and company are always on the move and always fighting. Secrets are unraveling slowly but surely. I was fully invested in the story, these characters and everything that was happening. What a fantastic adventure! I can't wait for the next book because as per usual with this author, I am left in a place where there isn't much resolution. I really want the rest of the story!
Content: violence, death, mild innuendo between a married couple, kissing
- I received a complimentary copy of this book. All opinions expressed are my own.
Amber Argyle is excellent at creating characters that are clearly defined, layered and interesting. This story has a constant forward momentum that kept me on the edge of my seat and anxious. Larkin's world is in constant turmoil with different groups of people warring against each other. It's a violent world, and Larkin, Denan and company are always on the move and always fighting. Secrets are unraveling slowly but surely. I was fully invested in the story, these characters and everything that was happening. What a fantastic adventure! I can't wait for the next book because as per usual with this author, I am left in a place where there isn't much resolution. I really want the rest of the story!
Content: violence, death, mild innuendo between a married couple, kissing
- I received a complimentary copy of this book. All opinions expressed are my own.
May 10, 2022
I thought the first book was amazing, but this 2nd book was above and beyond! Can't wait to read book 3.
February 12, 2021
*read in 2019- edit for full review to come*
Amber continues to weave an engaging and wild adventure in this sequel that thrills with bone chilling battles and all the feels we crave in an epic and forbidden romantic fantasy.
Amber continues to weave an engaging and wild adventure in this sequel that thrills with bone chilling battles and all the feels we crave in an epic and forbidden romantic fantasy.
July 6, 2019
Amber Argyle can certainly tell a story!!!
June 15, 2019
Still drawn into the story, still excited to find out what happens. It seemed a little unrealistic or lacking in some of the interactions between characters this time around. But loving reading these books! Awaiting the next.
May 3, 2019
I feel like the romance between Denan and Larkin seemed kind of forced in this book and there were barely any scenes with them together. Not as good as the first book but hopefully the next one will be better.
May 15, 2021
In my opinion, I would say that "Piper Prince" did an excellent job of continuing the story that began in "The Stolen Enchantress". I actually liked it even more than the first book. Don't get me wrong, I liked "The Stolen Enchantress", but I think the pace and the character developments in this book were way more enjoyable. First, we got to know the characters, now we got to love them.
We started right where we left off at the end of the first book, which shifted the focus to how the Alamantians would protect themselves against the Druids and the Wraiths after rescuing Larkin. This conflict took the front seat for most of the story, but we still got to see relationships strengthened and struggles conquered. The inclusion of further world-building didn't feel overwhelming but instead felt as though we were learning alongside Larkin. I enjoyed getting to know more about the complexities of the curse, the treaty between the Druids and the Pipers, the beginning of the curse, and Larkin's family lineage. I think a lot of my enjoyment stemmed from the fact that the things I didn't like in the first installment were resolved. The biggest thing I didn't like was Larkin. There are characters far worse than her, considering she's truly not that bad. However, her stubbornness and rash decision-making made for many unpleasant moments. Therefore, before starting this book, I decided to try and understand things from her perspective to help move past that. She was going through a lot of hardships and that looks different for everyone. With this in mind, I just hoped that we'd get to see some growth from our main character. Luckily, that's exactly what we got. In addition to Larkin's personal growth, I loved seeing her connection grow with other characters like Tam and Talox. In the end, I really think that the author did a wonderful job of planning the overall trajectory of Larkin's story. Sometimes having more than one book in a series can make it difficult to see the whole picture and the end goal, but Amber Argyle appears to know exactly what she wants to do. It shines through in the well-paced action scenes, the introduction of new information, and the interweaving of character arcs.
We started right where we left off at the end of the first book, which shifted the focus to how the Alamantians would protect themselves against the Druids and the Wraiths after rescuing Larkin. This conflict took the front seat for most of the story, but we still got to see relationships strengthened and struggles conquered. The inclusion of further world-building didn't feel overwhelming but instead felt as though we were learning alongside Larkin. I enjoyed getting to know more about the complexities of the curse, the treaty between the Druids and the Pipers, the beginning of the curse, and Larkin's family lineage. I think a lot of my enjoyment stemmed from the fact that the things I didn't like in the first installment were resolved. The biggest thing I didn't like was Larkin. There are characters far worse than her, considering she's truly not that bad. However, her stubbornness and rash decision-making made for many unpleasant moments. Therefore, before starting this book, I decided to try and understand things from her perspective to help move past that. She was going through a lot of hardships and that looks different for everyone. With this in mind, I just hoped that we'd get to see some growth from our main character. Luckily, that's exactly what we got. In addition to Larkin's personal growth, I loved seeing her connection grow with other characters like Tam and Talox. In the end, I really think that the author did a wonderful job of planning the overall trajectory of Larkin's story. Sometimes having more than one book in a series can make it difficult to see the whole picture and the end goal, but Amber Argyle appears to know exactly what she wants to do. It shines through in the well-paced action scenes, the introduction of new information, and the interweaving of character arcs.
December 22, 2019
The first book in this trilogy left me feeling rather conflicted. I wasn’t entirely sure whether I’d actually liked the book. This was mainly due to the main character, Larkin, who is an absolute idiot. If you overlooked Larkin, the idea behind everything that’s happening had great promise; the execution didn’t always deliver, though.
Apparently I was intrigued enough to want to find out what happened next.
Much like with the first book, I felt like the execution didn’t live up to the promise of the idea behind the plot.
The plot wasn’t actually advanced as much as I would have liked. There were vast areas of the book where very little happened and the development that did take place went in another direction to what I was expecting. We learn more about the human element behind the curse; I was personally interested in the wraiths, but it looks like their history will be expanded upon in the final instalment.
Again, the book is let down by the characters.
Larkin is still an idiot. I’m honestly surprised she’s still alive. It’s only thanks to other people putting their lives on the line to keep her safe. She’s still obsessed with Bane (I thought he’d died at the end of the first book, but apparently he was just taken prisoner), so we’re treated to several scenes of her moping over him. This was one of the things that annoyed me the most in the first book, so I was frustrated that it spilt over into the second.
Denan was a saving grace in the first book (mostly because he was a source of information I was interested in, and his character shone when compared with Larkin). He wasn’t as interesting here. Some of the scenes with him felt forced rather than natural. Larkin is separated from him for most of the second half of the book, which should have allowed other characters the space to be better fleshed out. It didn’t. A lot of the other characters aren’t really well-developed. They’re just sort of there, doing things.
All in all, I didn’t enjoy this second instalment as much as I’d hoped I would. I suspect I’ll still read the last book, mostly because I want to discover the full history of what happened and how the wraiths came about.
Apparently I was intrigued enough to want to find out what happened next.
Much like with the first book, I felt like the execution didn’t live up to the promise of the idea behind the plot.
The plot wasn’t actually advanced as much as I would have liked. There were vast areas of the book where very little happened and the development that did take place went in another direction to what I was expecting. We learn more about the human element behind the curse; I was personally interested in the wraiths, but it looks like their history will be expanded upon in the final instalment.
Again, the book is let down by the characters.
Larkin is still an idiot. I’m honestly surprised she’s still alive. It’s only thanks to other people putting their lives on the line to keep her safe. She’s still obsessed with Bane (I thought he’d died at the end of the first book, but apparently he was just taken prisoner), so we’re treated to several scenes of her moping over him. This was one of the things that annoyed me the most in the first book, so I was frustrated that it spilt over into the second.
Denan was a saving grace in the first book (mostly because he was a source of information I was interested in, and his character shone when compared with Larkin). He wasn’t as interesting here. Some of the scenes with him felt forced rather than natural. Larkin is separated from him for most of the second half of the book, which should have allowed other characters the space to be better fleshed out. It didn’t. A lot of the other characters aren’t really well-developed. They’re just sort of there, doing things.
All in all, I didn’t enjoy this second instalment as much as I’d hoped I would. I suspect I’ll still read the last book, mostly because I want to discover the full history of what happened and how the wraiths came about.
November 19, 2024
3 - was ok but also it was kind of exhausting to read
This book continues the story of Larkin, daughter of the Idelmarch and new princess of the Alamant.
In the last book, Larkin was taken to the Alamant, married, and became princess. She escaped to save her ex-fiance's life, only to have him turn her over to the Black Druids. The last book ends with her and her family (the majority of them) being saved by Denan and the pipers.
A good amount of this book is just them trying to get home while facing the wraiths in the forest. Wraiths that suddenly super duper want her in particular.
Her quest morphs from getting back to the Alamant to recovering some artifacts from the Curse Queen of Valynthia's tomb, which rather inconveniently is in the center of Black Druid territory. Will she be able to recover the artifacts and make it out alive?
While I really liked the world building and story of the last book, this one was kind of a slog. The storyline was much less interesting, and Larkin really got on my nerves. She wasn't the only irritating character, however; there are other characters, such as her mother and Maisy who manipulate her and throw hissy fits when they don't get exactly what they want from her.
The book felt really stressful to me and just wasn't really gratifying. The last book felt much lighter and more interesting.
Overall, I was interested enough to read the book, but I wouldn't say that I particularly enjoyed reading it.
Heavy spoilers start now.
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This book continues the story of Larkin, daughter of the Idelmarch and new princess of the Alamant.
In the last book, Larkin was taken to the Alamant, married, and became princess. She escaped to save her ex-fiance's life, only to have him turn her over to the Black Druids. The last book ends with her and her family (the majority of them) being saved by Denan and the pipers.
A good amount of this book is just them trying to get home while facing the wraiths in the forest. Wraiths that suddenly super duper want her in particular.
Her quest morphs from getting back to the Alamant to recovering some artifacts from the Curse Queen of Valynthia's tomb, which rather inconveniently is in the center of Black Druid territory. Will she be able to recover the artifacts and make it out alive?
While I really liked the world building and story of the last book, this one was kind of a slog. The storyline was much less interesting, and Larkin really got on my nerves. She wasn't the only irritating character, however; there are other characters, such as her mother and Maisy who manipulate her and throw hissy fits when they don't get exactly what they want from her.
The book felt really stressful to me and just wasn't really gratifying. The last book felt much lighter and more interesting.
Overall, I was interested enough to read the book, but I wouldn't say that I particularly enjoyed reading it.
Heavy spoilers start now.
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November 13, 2023
DNF: I just couldn't finish it. Larkin bothers me so much in this book. I put up with her in the first because her decisions made sense to me. Not this time. They just made me angry. Over and over again.
June 25, 2023
I can't really remember what happened in this book as compared to the first book and the third. They are all kind of running together in my brain, but I think this is the book where she runs back to her home and finds everything changed.
I got irritated with her.
She's annoying.
She's controlled by her emotions and doesn't think beyond herself.
I heard (or maybe read) something once: that one of the differences between mothers and fathers, and one of the reasons that a child needs both a mother and a father is that a mother is irrationally protective of those that are close to her. She will tend to take their side no matter what and defend any and all that try to 'harm' any in her inner circle, the harm can be physical, emotional, psychological, or spiritual, and can be merely perceived harm rather than actual harm. A father, on the other hand, tends to consider the wider picture beyond just the inner circle and consider both the origins of said 'harm' and the ramifications of the defense of it. For instance, if a teacher sends home notice that a child has been misbehaving in school, mothers tend to react with automatic denial that the child could misbehave, while the father tends to think that the teacher maybe has a point, that perhaps the child's behavior is having ramifications on the entire class, and therefore the matter should be investigated further, and if it does in fact turn out to be true, in order to save the child future suffering, the child's behavior should be corrected.
I don't know if this is precisely true, if it's an over generalization of human behavior, or if it is based on factors other than that of sex and family roles, but I can say that Larkin demonstrates this idea to perfection. If someone is close to her, she defends them with everything in her. Their decisions, while not perfect, are justifiable, and she will justify them, over and over and over again beyond any reasonable level. She'll cut through a perfectly good barrier, just to release her childhood friend, not noticing, or caring, that such a thing will put thousands of people at risk behind her. She runs off with said childhood friend, without talking to anyone or explaining herself to anyone, just assuming that they'll understand that she had to do it, because she couldn't get him to listen to her and she couldn't just abandon him. Why not? The dude just lit an occupied home on fire. Your personal loyalty to him should have ended right then and there. Arson is a real good reason to cut someone loose as toxic.
But she doesn't do it! Why!??! So he saved her life! He's also the one who put her in danger. Not only that, this is clearly an unhealthy obsession. I would not be impressed if a man set a house on fire in order to see me, I would think he was a crazed psychotic stalker and I should turn him in so that he can get help, I wouldn't run off with him. She assumes that he will let her go easily, that she can just drop him off at home and trip on back to her new husband without anything having changed.
The dude is psychotic. What makes her think he would let her go?! So dumb! And he doesn't! He has a whole psychotic plan to force her into marrying him! The sheer blind trust! All the memories of childhood make her so naïve it made me want to tear my hair out.
In other words...excellent characterization. I wanted to shake this girl. She reminded me of a bunch of my friends and or students who come to me with tales of woe that is entirely self-inflicted and I want to shake them too. Everyone should read more, they can see this girl's mistakes and realize how stupid she is and maybe avoid making the same mistakes themselves.
I got irritated with her.
She's annoying.
She's controlled by her emotions and doesn't think beyond herself.
I heard (or maybe read) something once: that one of the differences between mothers and fathers, and one of the reasons that a child needs both a mother and a father is that a mother is irrationally protective of those that are close to her. She will tend to take their side no matter what and defend any and all that try to 'harm' any in her inner circle, the harm can be physical, emotional, psychological, or spiritual, and can be merely perceived harm rather than actual harm. A father, on the other hand, tends to consider the wider picture beyond just the inner circle and consider both the origins of said 'harm' and the ramifications of the defense of it. For instance, if a teacher sends home notice that a child has been misbehaving in school, mothers tend to react with automatic denial that the child could misbehave, while the father tends to think that the teacher maybe has a point, that perhaps the child's behavior is having ramifications on the entire class, and therefore the matter should be investigated further, and if it does in fact turn out to be true, in order to save the child future suffering, the child's behavior should be corrected.
I don't know if this is precisely true, if it's an over generalization of human behavior, or if it is based on factors other than that of sex and family roles, but I can say that Larkin demonstrates this idea to perfection. If someone is close to her, she defends them with everything in her. Their decisions, while not perfect, are justifiable, and she will justify them, over and over and over again beyond any reasonable level. She'll cut through a perfectly good barrier, just to release her childhood friend, not noticing, or caring, that such a thing will put thousands of people at risk behind her. She runs off with said childhood friend, without talking to anyone or explaining herself to anyone, just assuming that they'll understand that she had to do it, because she couldn't get him to listen to her and she couldn't just abandon him. Why not? The dude just lit an occupied home on fire. Your personal loyalty to him should have ended right then and there. Arson is a real good reason to cut someone loose as toxic.
But she doesn't do it! Why!??! So he saved her life! He's also the one who put her in danger. Not only that, this is clearly an unhealthy obsession. I would not be impressed if a man set a house on fire in order to see me, I would think he was a crazed psychotic stalker and I should turn him in so that he can get help, I wouldn't run off with him. She assumes that he will let her go easily, that she can just drop him off at home and trip on back to her new husband without anything having changed.
The dude is psychotic. What makes her think he would let her go?! So dumb! And he doesn't! He has a whole psychotic plan to force her into marrying him! The sheer blind trust! All the memories of childhood make her so naïve it made me want to tear my hair out.
In other words...excellent characterization. I wanted to shake this girl. She reminded me of a bunch of my friends and or students who come to me with tales of woe that is entirely self-inflicted and I want to shake them too. Everyone should read more, they can see this girl's mistakes and realize how stupid she is and maybe avoid making the same mistakes themselves.
April 27, 2019
I love how Larkin and Denan's relationship evolves further in this book. She spent the first book trying to escape her fate, but has embraced it fully by the start of this book. But she soon learns a devastating truth that makes her question her purpose and role among the pipers. The internal conflicts build as she faces the moral dilemma of the pipers stealing more girls. The boundaries between right and wrong blur, and Larkin is determined to find another way for both sides to succeed.
There is danger from the outset as Larkin finds herself the target of a wraith's obsession. Her struggle to protect her family contrasts with her loyalty to the pipers and others. I love how Argyle never makes it easy for her characters. Since it is a second book, there were a lot of things further developed from the first book and new problems introduced. By the end some basic lines had been resolved but the overarching problem looms darker than ever.
The only thing that was a little rough for me was trying to follow all the storylines. There was a lot going on and sometimes characters seem to flit in and out of the narrative. Some of the conflicts felt like they resolved a little too easily and conveniently. I did love, though, how the women who had often been portrayed as powerless and having little choice in their own futures, united and become something fierce.
Can't wait for the next book!
There is danger from the outset as Larkin finds herself the target of a wraith's obsession. Her struggle to protect her family contrasts with her loyalty to the pipers and others. I love how Argyle never makes it easy for her characters. Since it is a second book, there were a lot of things further developed from the first book and new problems introduced. By the end some basic lines had been resolved but the overarching problem looms darker than ever.
The only thing that was a little rough for me was trying to follow all the storylines. There was a lot going on and sometimes characters seem to flit in and out of the narrative. Some of the conflicts felt like they resolved a little too easily and conveniently. I did love, though, how the women who had often been portrayed as powerless and having little choice in their own futures, united and become something fierce.
Can't wait for the next book!
June 25, 2020
Onto book 2. I was worried. I hate middle books. But this was just as good as the first. Geezz the action in these just gets wild! It's been a long time since I have read and enjoyed a character in so much peril....Hunger Games was the last book like this I read. Poor girl has been covered in bruises since the first book began. I enjoyed seeing where this story would go, even tho the love story is complete I still want to read! Thats crazy talk in my world, maybe it's because she is near peril so often there romance is still present. As a series goes on things always get heightened. This is no different but I appreciated that it was still kept on a teen level. The couple are now married, there is a couple fade to black make out scenes. There is a attempted rape that doesn't go to far. There is talk of prostitution. There is more violence and gore and just all around freaky things( she has to stay in a bedroom with a bunch of dolls) Not cool, that's almost worse then the zombies. The pace of this book just moves, the first was dizzying this one was a little calmer. I am going to take a break and read a nice sweet regency before I the last book. I need a breather.
September 25, 2021
Le pongo un 3.5 de 5, aunque este un poco lejos del 4 y por eso lo dejo así.
Ha tenido emoción, acción, suspenso y todas esas cosas, pero al mismo tiempo se siente estancado. Y la evolución de la protagonista casi ha sido nula. Hasta parecía que la misma autora la saboteaba, haciéndola el centro y razón de todas las situaciones desastrosas de la trama, tomando decisiones igualmente desastrosas, lo que hacía que Larkin fuese irritante. Sin contar ese pseudo triángulo amoroso igual de hartante, con un deseso "ñeh" e innecesario que no aportó nada a la historia general. Una cosa si que me quedó clara después de este libro: me encariñé con todos los Alamantes, Denan y sus amigos y familia, mientras que los Idelmarquianos me son repelentes (exceptuando a la mamá y hermanas pequeñas de Larkin). En fin, que ya leeré el tercer libro porque voy encarrerada con la historia y porque sí que tiene eso, siempre pasan cosas que mantienen mi interés. Aunque esas cosas nunca tuvieran una resolución satisfactoria para mí gusto.
Ha tenido emoción, acción, suspenso y todas esas cosas, pero al mismo tiempo se siente estancado. Y la evolución de la protagonista casi ha sido nula. Hasta parecía que la misma autora la saboteaba, haciéndola el centro y razón de todas las situaciones desastrosas de la trama, tomando decisiones igualmente desastrosas, lo que hacía que Larkin fuese irritante. Sin contar ese pseudo triángulo amoroso igual de hartante, con un deseso "ñeh" e innecesario que no aportó nada a la historia general. Una cosa si que me quedó clara después de este libro: me encariñé con todos los Alamantes, Denan y sus amigos y familia, mientras que los Idelmarquianos me son repelentes (exceptuando a la mamá y hermanas pequeñas de Larkin). En fin, que ya leeré el tercer libro porque voy encarrerada con la historia y porque sí que tiene eso, siempre pasan cosas que mantienen mi interés. Aunque esas cosas nunca tuvieran una resolución satisfactoria para mí gusto.
May 1, 2019
Cursed by the darkness with altered memories, inability to speak about the curse itself with those who are clueless, and afraid to enter the Forbidden Forest for all its inhabitants, whether the beasts or pipers - that was a life Larkin was raised in. Though entering the forest and meeting Denan changed her.
Now that she is married to the piper prince, she slowly discovers the story of the pipers - the sad and cruel history of the curse, of incredible magic, heavy losses, and the fate that awaits her, the possible curse breaker. But the path to knowledge is full of obstacles and requires many sacrifices or hard decisions, and Larkin can't be sure whether she is ready to do what needs to be done..
Absolutely enchanting, the second book in the series was totally worth the long wait for its release. Complexity of the world building, the storylines, and the characters is on a very high level, all built with attention to details so that every puzzle piece has its exact place and precisely chosen time when to be revealed and put where it belongs.
Relationship between Larkin and Denan is very (in)tense, I'd say even dramatic, full of raw emotions and varying on the full range between anger and love. Getting to know each other, allowing themselves to let their feelings bloom leads to deepening of the mutual understanding, and gently pushing forward the dramatic, action-packed plot - the next book in the series cannot come soon enough!
Now that she is married to the piper prince, she slowly discovers the story of the pipers - the sad and cruel history of the curse, of incredible magic, heavy losses, and the fate that awaits her, the possible curse breaker. But the path to knowledge is full of obstacles and requires many sacrifices or hard decisions, and Larkin can't be sure whether she is ready to do what needs to be done..
Absolutely enchanting, the second book in the series was totally worth the long wait for its release. Complexity of the world building, the storylines, and the characters is on a very high level, all built with attention to details so that every puzzle piece has its exact place and precisely chosen time when to be revealed and put where it belongs.
Relationship between Larkin and Denan is very (in)tense, I'd say even dramatic, full of raw emotions and varying on the full range between anger and love. Getting to know each other, allowing themselves to let their feelings bloom leads to deepening of the mutual understanding, and gently pushing forward the dramatic, action-packed plot - the next book in the series cannot come soon enough!
March 8, 2021
Breezed through the whole series - kinda couldn’t put it down, and one of those that kept me up way later than I should have stayed up a couple nights. When I read a whole series together I can’t separate a critique out for each book - but overall, I just liked it. Not the typical ‘quest’ fantasy novel, as advertised, it almost feels like the back story to a fairy tale. Flowed well and kept you wondering what would happen next. Enough interesting world building details, characters you’re pulling for or love to hate, good detail/descriptive and just well written. Really clever dialogue and descriptions of personal interactions. Also love seeing the feminine perspective in that’s so underrepresented in fantasy. A fair number of little timing inconsistencies/‘plot hole’ type mistakes - really wish it had a more polished editing job, because the quality of the novel deserved that. Overall, just a throughly enjoyable read.
April 23, 2019
As a fan of Amber’s Fairy Queen’s series, I was quick to sign up for her newest book, Piper Prince, book two in her Forbidden Forest series. This book captivated the fantasy lover in me from the beginning until the very end. Larkin, one of the girls kidnapped in book one, has been forced to marry Denan and raise a family but what started out as a hostage situation begins to change as she finds herself falling in love with her new husband when they uncover a secret that has put Larkin in danger. Now that she knows she can break the curse, the Black Druids will stop at nothing to end her life, but will Larkin be able to fulfill her destiny and stop the wraiths? And will she be able to get the other Piper’s wives to help her make the lost families realize that they are happy with their new lives?
January 4, 2021
Similar to the last book. Well written, solid worldbuilding. Nuanced characters, who are permitted to grow and change.
But again, the overwhelming sense of loss being greater than any possible gain.
It is not in any way a bad book. But it is not an uplifting book, and for something with such a solid fairytale atmosphere, that was totally an option. Good book, but not made for me.
But again, the overwhelming sense of loss being greater than any possible gain.
It is not in any way a bad book. But it is not an uplifting book, and for something with such a solid fairytale atmosphere, that was totally an option. Good book, but not made for me.
April 5, 2019
Coming back to Larkin’s world is like meeting old friends again. Piper Prince is beautifully written, with prose that sucks you right into the action.
There’s just enough recall from the first book to keep you in the know, but not so much that it bogs the story down. It makes you want to re-read book one!
The emotions are so raw, so entrancing. The personalities of the characters are complex. The action and anticipation are intense! So epic, so poetic.
And the love story is sooooo great!!
It made me laugh and gasp and swoon and even cheer! Amazing story!!!
There’s just enough recall from the first book to keep you in the know, but not so much that it bogs the story down. It makes you want to re-read book one!
The emotions are so raw, so entrancing. The personalities of the characters are complex. The action and anticipation are intense! So epic, so poetic.
And the love story is sooooo great!!
It made me laugh and gasp and swoon and even cheer! Amazing story!!!
April 21, 2019
This second book in the series is just as imaginative as the first book. The author has a way of really pulling a reader into the story. This is a very suspenseful adventure story as Larkin searches for a way to protect the people from the wraiths. I don't want to spoil the story by describing it further. I received a free copy of this book from the author. This is my honest and voluntarily given review. I love this book and the series. In fact, I plan to buy a paperback copy of this book to keep. I highly recommend this book.
June 2, 2019
Magic!
This is a voyage of discovery and learning the secrets of her ancestry and why her world is tearing itself apart. Author Amber Argyle writes wonderful fantasy, creating complex worlds and strong heroines to help resolve the issues presented. This is book two and, while meant to be read in series, actually works well as a standalone, as pertinent information from the previous volume is deftly inserted into the action to remind readers who read the first volume a while back and inform those who are just now being introduced to this world.
This is a voyage of discovery and learning the secrets of her ancestry and why her world is tearing itself apart. Author Amber Argyle writes wonderful fantasy, creating complex worlds and strong heroines to help resolve the issues presented. This is book two and, while meant to be read in series, actually works well as a standalone, as pertinent information from the previous volume is deftly inserted into the action to remind readers who read the first volume a while back and inform those who are just now being introduced to this world.
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