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The Stolen Throne by Abigail Owen Series: Dominion #2
Published by Entagled Teen on May 2, 2023
Genres: Young Adult Fiction / Fantasy / Romance
Pages: 460
Format: ARC
Source: Publisher
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My twin sister is the true queen of Aryd. She survives, hiding and clinging to life in the desert, while I reign as the false queen alongside the monstrous King Eidolon. There’s only one escape from this gilded prison: Reven. My Shadowraith. My heart. Only the shadows that he struggles to control are growing more sinister, more powerful.
It’s just a matter of time before they turn on him...and on me.
Even escape doesn't mean true freedom, though, when we're still on the run from Eidolon’s unstoppable armies. And when we discover there’s a traitor among us, I have no choice...I must become the queen I was never meant to be.
Because as one evil hunts me, the other loves me more than himself.
And my fate lies with both.
The Dominions series is best enjoyed in order.
Reading Order:
Book #1 The Liar’s Crown
Book #2 The Stolen Throne
This was fantastic! I was a bit worried that I wouldn’t remember enough from the first book but I found it really easy to slip back into this fantastic world. I thought that the author did a wonderful job of reminding the reader of important events from the first book at key points in the story. Meren, Reven, Cain, and the rest of the group have their work cut out for them. Eidolon seems always to be one step ahead of them but I have faith that they will figure out how to defeat him.
I found this story to be incredibly exciting with enough action to keep the story moving. There were times when things looked really bleak for Meren and the rest of the key characters and I have to admit that I was worried for them more than once. I loved the fact that there were some pretty big surprises worked into this installment which helped to keep me glued to the pages. The world-building in this series continues to be top-notch!
I would definitely recommend this book to fans of YA fantasy. This book was exciting, with great characters, fantastic world-building, and just enough romance to keep things interesting. I am very eager to get my hands on the next book to see what happens next!
I received a review copy of this book from Entangled: Teen.
Thank you so much Carole!!! I am so happy you loved it. 🙂
Interesting. I have to take a look at book 1 to see
It sounds like you had a great time with this one. I have been wanting to try this author for sometime, but haven’t gotten the chance to do so.
I love when an author does a good job of reorienting you to the important points in a series like this so you don’t have to go back and reread the first book before starting the second.
This sounds wonderful and I love books where the world created is so vivid that it’s easy to slip back into it.