Week 48 Review: An Unreliable Magic

From Goodreads:

The second book in the A Hundred Names for Magic trilogy, an unforgettable alternative history fairy-tale series from the author of The Bone Witch about found family, modern day magic, and finding the place you belong.

Tala, Alex, and the rest of their friends are safe for now, but know the Snow Queen is still out there. They have to be prepared for when she eventually attacks—and all decide to do so in their own way.

When Ryker comes out of the woodwork, showing himself when he starts attacking American detention facilities and freeing refugees. And the Nameless Sword, a legendary weapon that according to Avalon legend, will make its wielder the most powerful warrior of their time turns up with her name on it, Tala's life gets messier...But when the Snow Queen arrives with an unlikely ally, the group will have to work together. 

My Review:
Yeah, I loved reading this book! Loved being in this world again, with these characters, and it was so great to see what changes have happened since the events of the first book, because it is for the better, but it does bring about a new set of challenges!

I do wish that I'd reread the first book, though. It's been so long since I read the first book, between the cover redesign and that I got an ARC of the first book, that it's been just weeks short of being 2 years since I read the first book. So there were a lot of names and histories to remember, but I did get into the swing of things pretty quickly!

There's a lot of characters to keep track of. There's of course Tala and we got to explore her magic a bit more in this book. Alex was a part of the story, but he's kinda busy given that's he's running a kingdom. Loki is struggling between helping the banders and becoming a member of Fifth Honor, but meets an adversary in Vivien. Nya and Ken are dealing with their prophecies that seem to match up to one another.  Zoe and Nottingham may be dealing with the same, as well. West ends up pretty famous, which was pretty hilarious. Yeah, there was a lot going on in this book! 

I loved all the developments in these characters stories, they all have some pretty wicked prophecies hanging over them. And I loved the main plot of this book, of OzCorp and the weird things they were building. I loved what it added to the world, and I can't wait to see where things go from there! 

This was such a fantastic read, and I can't wait for the 3rd and final book! 

Author: Rin Chupeco
Series: A Hundred Names for Magic #2
Read: November 29th, 2021
Source: NetGalley 
Reason Why: Love her writing and it's a Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2021 Book and a WoW Book! 
Publisher: Sourcebooks Fire
Expected Publication: May 3rd 2022

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars