Thursday, August 9, 2018

The Traitor's Ruin (The Traitor's Circle, #2) by Erin Beaty

Okay, so the story starts a bit slow. However, once Sage goes with the army on a mission as the Queen's son tutor the adventure starts to once again pick up speed. In this book, we finally get to see that not too long ago, all three kingdoms used to be amicable towards each other. But now there is just a lot of serious issues between them. And, this is where Sage comes in and kind of becomes a peacemaker (or really tries to be). Will she succeed? I liked how we learn more about the background of the kingdoms and how they are more similar than they thought. What will happen next? I hope we get to learn more about Captain Huzar and the Kimisara kingdom.

4 out of 5.

Monday, August 6, 2018

The Traitor's Kiss (The Traitor's Circle, #1) by Erin Beaty

Mystery, action, and deceit! With this book, at first I noticed a few readers were uncomfortable on how some characters were portrayed. So, I started reading it with a bit of apprehension. However, what I saw were characters who were all unique with their own stories and who came from different places that in the end would intertwine with each other in one way or another. One example is Captain Quinn and his family (You'll see if you give it a chance). The story revolves around a girl named Sage who is not able to match to a husband and instead becomes a matchmaker-in-training. From there on, she is part of a group of girls who are headed to get marry, which includes soldiers too (Captain Quinn!!), when they become stuck in the middle of a fight between factions. However, Sage, the main heroine, is not afraid to fight back against a plot from within to take over the kingdom. Overall, a good YA fantasy book with quite a few surprising twists.

4 out of 5.