by Sherry Ficklin
Book: A Kingdom of Shadow and Dust #2
Publisher: TrueType Press
Pub Date: November 16, 2021
Genre: Young Adult
Format: eBook
Source: Kindle Unlimited
Book Links: Goodreads Amazon
Since the fall of Ankara, King Aldin has worked
tirelessly to rebuild the neighboring kingdom—and secure his throne—while
maintaining the fragile alliance that ended the war between them. Peace is
finally within his grasp when dangers awaken that put his life, and the fate of
his nation, at the mercy of his most formidable enemies.
As leader of the Turnskin, Pria never imagined
aligning herself with the kingdom responsible for the bloody, generations-old
feud with her people. Yet when destiny puts King Aldin's life in her hands, she
must push old grudges aside to save them all from foreign invaders determined
to conquer their country.
With assassins lurking behind every door and the
fate of a vulnerable nation hanging in the balance, the king and the warrior
find themselves trapped between fear and forgiveness, between war and
redemption. Survival will mean letting old wounds heal for the sake of their
people, and making peace with the darkest parts of themselves. But as their
reluctant truce grows into much more, other dangers hover on the horizon,
waiting to crush them both. Can they overcome their twisted fate and secure the
crown? Or will the unexpected bond they are forging ultimately bring about
their destruction?
My Review: The intensity and shocking moments, continues into the second book. Perhaps even my favorite of the two books.
Everyone has come together. Well sort of, anyway. Kings from other kingdoms are at the palace where negotiations are taking place to create peace among everyone. But there is always a few bad eggs in the bunch.... I'll get to that later.
Aldin and Pria are two leaders who are working together to bring peace to both their kingdoms. It was never expected where Pria would have her life on the line to save this King, let alone fall in love with him in the process.
As soon as Pria starts protecting King Aldin, you just know something is going to brew between these two. They love to bicker, it becomes their thing and let's face it, Pria is the best Queen I've seen and can dish it out like no other. Aldin, sweet guy, took his sweet time opening up and letting Pria into his life. He didn't believe he was going to find someone, but he finally gave in and it was the best thing to finally see it happen.
Oh but don't worry, Ava is perfectly happy to see King Aldin happy. You'll enjoy that surprise twist.
Now back to the bad eggs...You have one leader who decided to kidnap King Aldin's sister, safe to say both he and the husband is not thrilled by this. Then comes everyone's favorite bad guy....Aldin's uncle. Man does he cause quite the ruckus.
Once again, this is another must read series by Sherry. If you haven't yet, check out her Stolen Empire series. An absolute favorite of mine.
