by Sara Holland
Book: Havenfall #2
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Pub Date: March 2, 2021
Genre: Young Adult
Format: eBook
Source: Borrowed
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Bestselling author Sara
Holland continues her blockbuster contemporary fantasy series about the Inn at
Havenfall with this unforgettable sequel.
Maddie thought her problems were over. She saved
the Inn at Havenfall—a sanctuary between magical worlds—from the evil Silver
Prince. Her uncle the Innkeeper is recovering from a mysterious spell that left
him not quite human. And there are still a few weeks of summer left to spend
with her more-than-friend Brekken.
But there’s more work to be done to protect the
Inn—Maddie must put an end to the black-market trading of magical objects and
open the Inn’s doors to the once feared land of shapeshifters.
As she tries to accomplish both seemingly
impossible tasks, Maddie uncovers secrets that could change everything. What if
saving everyone means destroying the only home she’s known?
This next breathtaking fantasy from the
bestselling author of Everless is perfect for fans of Melissa Albert and Holly
Black.
My Review: I'm not sure what happened. I loved the first book, but this one just fell short to me, rushed even.
It does pretty much pick up where the first book left off and does a quick recap then it dives right back to the present, which Maddie is hoping to get everyone to sign a treaty and peace can continue.
Then there is the issue of the soul trade and the possibility of finding her brother. Which then means a trip for her back home to visit her dad for a little and then a visit to her mum in prison. That's when she reveals that she knows what going on at Havenfall and goes into telling about what has happened and that her brother must be somewhere and her mum didn't really make her brother disappear.
But even after that, this book still just felt short to me, it's almost like too much had to be packed into a second book, and this series very well could have been a trilogy which I think would have benefited this world better than two books.
I could barely finish this book and its quite
sad since I really enjoyed the first book, the ending could have been better as
well.
