Rating: 5 Stars
A Heart So Fierce and Broken is the second installment in the Cursebreakers series by Brigid Kemmerer. The author once again uses her amazing talent to continue the saga of Emberfall. A world where loyalty and friendships will come into question. This is a world you will want to visit again and again.
Grey is missing, and Rhen and Harper fear that upon killing Lilith he is stuck in our world. No one knows that he is in hiding and working as a stable boy. His job has always been to protect the king at all costs. Now he hides to protect the king because he fears what will happen if anyone finds out he can do magic. He is afraid to admit to himself that there is truth in the rumors about a true heir to Emberfall.
Grey believes that Rhen should be the heir to Emberfall. Now that Rhen has Harper by his side the kingdom should start to thrive again. Yet, there is still the threat of Karis Luran. Therefore, when the king’s men finally find Grey and through a strange turn of events he ends up of the wrong side of the fence. He will have to choose sides. Will he be loyal to Rhen or to Emberfall?
There is much to love in this story. First, I was so glad we finally learned more about the stoic Grey. His character was underdeveloped in the first book and now I have a true sense of who he is. In addition, there were several new characters introduced in this book that helped round out the story. The author is particularly adept at adding those minor characters that enhance the story. Kudos to her for a job well done.
The plot was just as good at the first book and there were several surprises that I was not expecting. The pace of the book was relatively fast. There was only one spot I felt the story could have moved a little faster. However, I get that it had to happen in order for the character development to occur and it is so minor thing. In the end, I appreciated the characters more because of it and can easily call it was a willing sacrifice.
A Heart So Fierce and Broken is such an imaginative, entertaining story I know you will fall in love with the characters and the world, just as I did. I highly recommend this book to all lovers of fantasy. If you have not done so already, I suggest you read the first book in the series, A Curse So Dark and Lonely, beforehand because you don’t want to miss out on anything in this delightful tale.
I received an ARC in exchange for my honest review.