Rogue

Julie Kagawa's Rogues is the second book of her Talon Saga.

Ember Hill left the dragon organization Talon to take her chances with rebel dragon Cobalt and his crew of rogues.  But Ember can't forget the sacrifice made for her by the human boy who could have killed her- Garret Xavier Sebastian, a soldier of the dragonslaying Order of St. George, the boy who saved her from a Talon assassin, knowing that by doing so, he'd signed his own death warrant. 

Determined to save Garret from execution, Ember must convince Cobalt to help her break into the Order's headquarters.  With assassins after them and Ember's own brother helping Talon with the hunt, the rogues find an unexpected ally in Garret and a new perspective on the underground battle between Talon and St. George.

A reckoning is brewing and the secrets hidden by both sides are shocking and deadly.  Soon Ember must decide: Should she retreat to fight another day... or start an all-out war?

The Breakdown:
1. This book picks up where Talon left off.  There is a lot more action in this book than there was in Talon.  Between rescuing Garret and running from The Order and Talon, there were several pretty intense action scenes. This book was felt more fast paced than the first book because of that.

2. It is an interesting love triangle that Kagawa has set up in this series.  I honestly cannot decide who I like with Ember better.  Riley/Cobalt who her dragon is drawn to.  Garret who she developed feelings for over the course of her summer with him, and still likes him despite knowing his role in the Order and him being human.  There just does not seem to be a clear favorite for Ember, so it will be interesting to see what Kagawa does with their stories.

3. I did love that this book gave Cobalt's backstory, and the reason why he left Talon.  It gave a lot more depth to his character.

4.  This book had interesting developments, not only in Ember's life, but in what Dante is doing with Talon.  There are definitely some bigger secrets going on not only in Riley's rogue network, but with Talon and the Order too.  I cannot wait to see how Kagawa develops those stories.  Plus, why does Talon what Ember back in the organization so bad instead of just eliminating her like the other rogues.  So many questions, that I am dying for the next book already.

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