Rebel Spring (Review)

Falling Kingdoms: Rebel Spring | Morgan Rhodes

Published by: Razorbill, December 3rd 2013

Genre: YA, High Fantasy, EPICNESS

Pages: 416

Format: Ebook 

Source: Purchased

Love, power, and magic collide with war in the second book of the Falling Kingdoms series

Auranos has fallen and the three kingdoms—Auranos, Limeros, and Paelsia—are now united as one country called Mytica. But still, magic beckons, and with it the chance to rule not just Mytica, but the world...

When the evil King Gaius announces that a road is to be built into the Forbidden Mountains, formally linking all of Mytica together, he sets off a chain of events that will forever change the face of this land, forcing Cleo the dethroned princess, Magnus the reluctant heir, Lucia the haunted sorceress, and Jonas the desperate rebel to take steps they never could have imagined.

I loved Falling Kingdoms, but Rebel Spring is a thousand times better than even that. This book picks up a little while after the events of book one, with Jonas building his Rebel numbers, Cleo a prisoner in her own home and her family dead, the Damoras taking over everything they possibly can, Lucia in a coma from using too much magic, and Magnus helplessly in love with Lucia and forced to obey his father if he wishes to live. Safe to say, Rebel Spring hurts like a bitch. 

But it's worth it, so so worth it. 

This book is incredible, and I'm so blown away by Morgan Rhodes's style and how she makes each land of Mytica so vast and lush and unique. I'm in love with this series. And the Cleo/Magnus development in this book killed me. Their love/hate thing is like crack to me. Give me more. I need more Magnus thinking about his wife (dhfjfbfkjf HIS WIFE!!!) and her warming to him, and Magnus protecting Cleo, and (give. it. to. me.) Cleo protecting Magnus. Also them overthrowing Gaius and being the epic King-Queen duo the prophecy spoke of and reigning Mytica together, fairly and kindly.

Think I just wrote a rest of series wishlist. Morgan, can I have please?

((p.s. Prince Ashur needs to back slowly away from the Kindred. My babies Cleo and Magnus are going to find it together.))

 Characters ★★★★★

Setting/world building ★★★★★

Writing Style ★★★★★