When last we
left Vika and Nikolai he had sacrificed his life so she could live and become
the Imperial Enchanter. He left her and Pasha to mourn his death. Instead of
dying though, he becomes a shadow and lives in one of the bench worlds he
created. Vika searches for him everywhere, but he hides from her. He believes
she has chosen Pasha over him. When his mother arrives and offers him a way
out, he is horrified. She tells him if he kills people, he can absorb their
energy and become whole again. He refuses, but unbeknownst to him, she gives
him the energy anyway and it begins to taint him. She plants the idea in his
head that he should be the rightful Tzar and overthrow Pasha. Vika won’t let
this happen- she literally can’t. Pasha has handcuffed her and her magic. If
she disobeys, she is burned by the bracelet he has placed on her wrist. Vika
isn’t willing to give up on Nikolai though and continues to try and bring him
back to his own self. Their magic is put on display to horrifying effect,
terrifying the Russian citizens. Vika is torn between the two people most
important to her. How will she reunite the brothers and bring her love back? I
enjoyed this two book series and the Russian setting. The magic the characters
create is imaginative and fun, when it isn’t killing people. I loved watching
Pasha come into his own and take control. And I loved the message at the end
about soul mates. One day left on my beach retreat and I am returning to the
world of Celaena Sardothian and going back to where it all started- finally.
Happy reading my friends!
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