by P.C. & Kristin Cast
Publisher: Wednesday Books
Pub Date: April 5, 2022
Genre: Young Adult
Format: eARC
Source: NetGalley
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Something wicked this way comes...
Twin sisters, Mercy and Hunter are witches,
descendants of the Goode family of witches. After the murder of their mother at
the hands of a foul demon, they have become the protectors of the Gates to
different underworlds--ancient portals between their world and realms where
mythology rules and the darkest of creatures exist.
The problem is that the Goode sisters have split
from each other. Grief and anger have torn them apart, driving Mercy to save
the cursed Gates on her own and Hunter into the arms of a dangerous goddess.
And when Mercy shifts her focus to the Egyptian Gate and Khenti, the guardian
of its Underworld, little does she know that her connection to him will land
her in the kind of trouble that only Hunter can save her from.
When it comes to breaking the curse, Mercy and
Hunter's bonds are put to the ultimate test.
My Review: Okay, slightly better than the first book but I'm
still a little meh about this series as a whole.
The book
picks up right where the first one left off, which is nice to just dive in but
the twins character development could still use some work. The bond they had is
strained and it's painfully obvious as you read this book and you have one twin
still mourning the loss of their mom and the other turning to dark magic and
being in service to a new god now.
BUT
there is a turn around point. Yes, the middle to the end finally gave me that
sucked in feeling that I've been waiting for from these ladies.
Do you
want to shake sense into these girls? Heck yes. They are put to the test,
situations are hard as teens and they can do it. Kirk becomes more of a jerk
than in the first book, Xena is still just as fun to read about.
Overall
I am much happier with this book than the first, which hopefully restores my
faith and that the next book will blow my socks off!
