ARC Review: The Great Pursuit (Eurona Duology #2) by Wendy Higgins
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Series: Eurona Duology #2
Author: Wendy Higgins
Published March 7th 2017 by HarperTeen
Goodreads Synopsis
In The Great Pursuit, the dramatic sequel to the New York Times bestselling The Great Hunt, Wendy Higgins delivers another thrilling fantasy filled with dangerous enemies, political intrigue, searing romance, and a princess who is willing to do everything to protect her kingdom.
One hunt has ended, but the pursuit for love and justice continues.
The kingdom of Lochlanach has traded the great beast that once terrorized the realm of Eurona for something far more dangerous: the ire of powerful Lashed woman Rosaria Rocato. Rosaria demands that Eurona overturn the laws prohibiting magic, or an innocent will be killed each day.
Despite the king’s resistance, Princess Aerity believes they must make peace with the Lashed, and though she’s accepted a betrothal to the man who took down the beast, she cannot help thinking about Paxton, the Lashed man who stole her heart and disappeared.
Aerity soon discovers that Paxton has joined Rosaria’s army in the war against her family. Though her feelings for him are still strong, her duty to her kingdom and her family is stronger—especially when her parents are kidnapped and she has to step up to the throne and once again put aside what’s best for her in order to do what’s best for her people. Paxton and Princess Aerity must fight to see what is more powerful: their love or the impending war between the magical Lashed and the non-magic humans.
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Review
I received an Advance Reader Copy from the publisher. This in no way impacted on my view.
I really enjoyed the first book in this series, so when I was offered the chance to read and review book 2, I jumped at the chance! Now that the beast has been killed, Aerity is engaged to Lord Lief, though her heart belongs to Paxton. She knows the truth about him, and his Lashed powers, but with him disappearing, she's trying to get back to normal. However, Rosaria is not finished with her vengeance, and is planning on gathering an army of Lashed to defeat the kingdom, once and for all, even with her beast gone. Aerity soon has to step up as leader, with her parents being kidnapped, and when it's revealed that Pax may have joined Rosaria, she's distraught, but can't let her emotions overpower her. On the other side, Pax may have joined the army, but he's done so to get a foot in, in order to take down Rosaria from the inside. He loves Aerity, and knows that because of the betrothal, they couldn't be together, but will do anything he can to keep her safe, even if that involves sacrificing himself. All in all, this book was really faced paced, and I saw a lot of character growth in Aerity, especially once she had to assume more power and stress as leader of her nation. The epilogue was really cute, and now I think I'll take another look at Higgins' books in future.
Dates Read:
June 5-26, 2017Rating
4 Stars
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