For The Throne (Wilderwood #2) by Hannah F. Whitten

"A continuation of the events of For The Wolf, For The Throne follows Neve and her desperate search for control, power and a means to get home. It was a good end to the series, saccharine but acceptable and entertaining all the same."

4 Stars

Pros: All the same characters from the first novel except for 1/Solmir is a great bad guy but also a character you come to love/Neve’s journey was an interesting mirror to Reds but that was the whole point/The ending was saccharine but I enjoyed it for its open-endedness.

Cons: Though I’m a sucker for a happy ending, this all seemed extremely convenient.

Full Review:

After the dramatic conclusion of For The Wolf, Neve finds herself in the Shadowlands, the inverted, gray, desolate prison that the Five Kings created when they attempted to destroy the Wilderwood. In order for her to get home to her sister, which is all she really wants to do, she has to team up with Solmir and go on her own journey of self-discovery to try and absorb the powers of the old Gods in order to help Solmir destroy the Five Kings.

Red on the other hand is doing all she can to find her sister. Now that she and Eammon are the Wilderwood, they have the ability to travel outside of its borders. They go in search of the mad Priestess, Kiri, for answers to a cryptic message she sends about Heart Trees and Neve finding her Key. A new player in the form of the third daughter of the Emperor of Niohni and the next successor to the Valleydan throne beside Neve and Red, Kayu, appears but seems willing to help Red and all the rest in their quest to find a way to bring Neve home.

In the end it’s all about contrasts. Neve’s darkness to Red’s light, Neve’s desperate search for control and Red’s ability to simply let the pieces fall where they will. They are the others mirror. And though the ending was all really rather convenient, it made sense and I appreciated it. This was an entertaining Duology and I liked Whitten’s wit and style of writing, so I may be looking for more of her books in the future. It wasn’t the best series I’ve ever read but it was fun and exciting and I’m glad I went for the ride.

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