It has been mere days in
the world of Eon, where Rune Jenkins, her twin brother Ryker, and their friend
Grey have been trapped, fighting for their lives. After discovering the truth
of their ancestry, the three are far from home, and far from anything resembling
their mundane lives of the past.
While Ryker is still
held captive by the eerily beautiful Zio and her goblins, Grey falls into the
clutches of Feena, the Fae queen. She begins to drain his soul bit by bit to
feed her dark underground garden, and Grey has no hope of escaping on his own.
It is now up to Rune to
save Grey, as his precious time slips away inexorably. But the Council has
denied her permission to embark on a rescue mission, until she can harness her
Venator gifts and prove herself capable of venturing into the Fae queen’s territory.
As Rune discovers that promises in Eon are forged with life-or-death
consequences, she realizes that she must act quickly, or else be swallowed –
and Grey along with her – by the dangers of Eon.
Book source ~ Tour
30 April 2019
Fantasy | YA
428 Pages
My Rating ~ 4 bites and a nibble
Rune Jenkins and Grey
Malteer have crossed over into Eon, a parallel world where all the things
fantasy are actually real. They’ve been recruited by the Council because they
are Venators, and Tate, a Venshii, is the one who retrieved them. Rune’s twin
Ryker has also crossed over, but he’s in the hands of Zio. The Council hates
Zio and that hate is mutual. But is one side really good and the other bad? Or
is this world just totally fucked up? I’m forming an opinion, but won’t share
yet.
Rune and Grey are
knee-deep in secrets and politics of a world they have no idea how to navigate.
It is nothing, I mean, nothing like Earth. Well, ok, the sneaky politics are
the same, but think about if you could add magic and powers and otherworldly
beings to our world and then you have an inkling of what Eon is like. Rune and
Grey keep thinking they are back in Kansas (metaphorically) and this leads to
serious trouble for them.
Ryker is another story.
Man, I don’t know that this guy is going to be salvageable after staying with and
believing everything Zio says.
When Grey’s dumb ass
goes running into enemy territory and becomes the captive of Feena the Fae Queen, well, I can’t say I felt
sorry for him. Rune also has me wanting to slap her around because seriously?
How stupid do you have to be?
This book is at times
frustrating and at others intriguing. I get that the characters are YA and in
over their heads AND not by their own choice. But they are supposed to be
smart. Not to say smart people don’t do dumb things, but after nearly dying in
book 1, you’d think book 2 would see some epiphany billboards being lit up.
However, the frustration is rewarded by character growth during the course of
this book, so I’ll allow it. Every other character is fabulous. Every single
one has an agenda and I don’t know what they are yet. I’m fully invested in finding
out how all these pieces are going to fit together. Also? Beltran is perhaps my
favorite character so far.
I will end this review
with one thing that bugged the shit out of me. There is a moment, when Grey is
off doing his stupid thing, that he leaves his boots by a river. Verida and
Rune see those boots later. That’s how they know he did the stupid thing. But
for the rest of the book, Grey suddenly has his boots on. This is the kind of
thing I notice and it drives me nuts. Other
than that, I recommend this book. It has danger, action, sexual attraction, magic,
and intrigue. Layer upon layer of intrigue. Bring on the next book!
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