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Blurb: “A year ago tragedy shattered Mazey’s life into pieces. Since then she’s been scrambling to try to fit those pieces back together, but keeps feeling like she’s missing something… until she moves back home and sees Phoenix again for the first time in a long time. With him she feels like everything is okay, like she might be able to start healing. But how can she start healing when the past won’t stop haunting her?”
Author Bio: I’ve always loved writing, and have been dreaming of publishing a novel since I was a little girl. After years of it being the “unattainable dream”, it’s actually happening! I’m writing YA and NA romances, and I’m so excited to share my stories with the world! I hope you can feel the love I have for this book through my writing.

Warmaidens by Kelly Coon

Disclaimer: I received this e-arc from the publisher and pre-ordered my own copy. Thanks! All opinions are my own.

Book: Warmaidens

Author: Kelly Coon

Book Series: Gravemaidens Book 2

Rating: 4/5

Recommended For…: fantasy lovers, romance lovers, ya readers

Publication Date: December 15, 2020

Genre: YA Fantasy

Recommended Age: 16+  (violence, gore, romance, ptsd, animal violence, attempted rape)

Publisher: Delacorte Press

Pages: 384

Synopsis: Just a few moons after escaping the tomb in Alu, Kammani and the other runaway maidens have found refuge in the city-state of Manzazu. There, Kammani has become a respected healer, especially among the warriors she’s brought back from the brink of death. Now that the nightmares of Alu are fading, she can finally decide whether or not to take Dagan’s hand in marriage.

But when an assassin murders a healer he believes is Kammani and attempts to kill the displaced queen of Alu, the maidens realize they’ve been found.

Hungry for revenge, Manzazu’s queen wants to strike back at Alu with her fiercest weapons—her scorpion warrior maidens—but Kammani knows that war harms more than it heals. To save the innocents and any chance of a future with Dagan, Kammani must take down Alu’s ruler before their lives burn up in the flames of war.

Review: For the most part this was a well done book. The world building is amazing and the character development is awesome. The pacing is pretty on key and the story is very interesting and hooked me from the beginning.

There were a few things I didn’t like as much in this book. The book takes place 9 months after the events in the first book but fails to reintroduce characters you might have forgotten. The language, while immersive, also takes a bit to get used to and there’s no directory in the book to help with words used. The main character is also one who, throughout the majority of the series, wanted to be childless but then in the end gave a hint that she did want kids in the future. I think that’s kind of a sad blow to women who don’t want to kids and takes away a character that they could have looked up to.

Verdict: I loved this book, but it could have been a little better.