Magic and sacrifice will collide as lovers and gods, enemies and allies vie for the fate of the world in this heart-pounding sequel to The Isles of the Gods, which Stephanie Garber called "deliciously diabolical and full of heart" from the New York Times bestselling author of the Illuminae Files and the Aurora Cycle.
They fell in love in the shadow of war.
But can their love withstand the ambitions of the gods?
When Selly and Leander began their treacherous voyage to the Isles of the Gods, the captain's daughter and the playboy prince were strangers. But amidst talk of war and a deadly attack on their ship, the unthinkable happened. They fell in love.
Leander's ritual at the island temple was meant to prevent a war between the gods. Instead, it nearly cost him his life, and drew the goddess Barrica back from her exile. Now, as her Messenger, Leander's imbued with her deadly magic, and only Selly's presence can stop it from consuming him.
But Barrica wasn’t the only immortal roused from sleep. The God of Risk, Macean, was awakened by an enemy all thought dead, and across the sea he's calling for war.
The fight to save their world will take Selly and Leander from the gilded ballroom of the royal palace to the hallowed halls of an ancient library. Battle lines will be drawn, and bonds will break.
With the wrath of gods and the machinations of power-hungry rulers straining their loyalties, can their love withstand the trials that await them?
I loved reading this book! I really needed to read it, after the events of the first book, to see how they were going to deal with what had happened, and I had such a blast watching it all play out! It was an amazing read, and I'm so glad that I read it!
That the gods are back, and wanting to wage war, that's a pretty big threat. The problem was figuring out how they were going to counter-act that, and once they figured out that, actually doing so, because war is awful and usually those that want it, want all those people to die, are horrible human beings.
The bonds between these characters, this found family, I adored. We got to know them in the first book, to care about them, and I loved getting more time with them. Watching as they dealt with events, I was cheering them on and fearing for their safety.
I didn't know how this book was going to wrap up. The scope of the threat that they were up against was was pretty huge, and I needed them to get through it all okay. I'm happy with how events ended up playing out, and where we left these characters, I'm happy, it's a great end to the duology!
Loved reading this book and I can't wait to read more by Amie Kaufman!
Author: Amie Kaufman
Series: The Isles of the Gods #2
Read: March 6th, 2025
Source: Bought
Reason Why: Love her writing and the first book, and it's a End of Series 2025 Book, Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2025 Book and a WoW Book!
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
Published: September 17th 2024
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