Monday 10 August 2015

The Heart of Betrayal

The Heart of Betrayal (The Remnant Chronicles, #2)

The Heart of Betrayal by Mary E. Pearson is the second book of her Remnant Chronicles.

Held captive in the barbarian kingdom of Venda, Lia and Rafe have little chance of escape. Desperate to save her life, Lia's estwhile assassin, Kaden, has told the Vendan Komizar that she has the gift, and the Komizar's interest in Lia is greater than anyone could have foreseen.

Meanwhile, nothing is straightforward: there's Rage, who lied to Lia, but has sacrifices his freedom to protect her; Kaden, who meant to assassinate her but has now saved her life;, and the Vendas, whom Lia always believed to be barbarians.  Not that she lives amongst them, however, she realizes that may be far from the truth.  Wrestling with her upbringing, her gift, and her sense of self, Lia must make powerful choices that will affect her country... and her own destiny.

The Breakdown:
1. Pearson has out done herself with the second book of the Remnant Chronicles. The books picks up pretty much where The Kiss of Deception left off.  She does an amazing job of building Venda and the people of it. At the same time, she continues to bring to new dimensions to her already existing characters.

2. I love that Lia continues to explore her gift and grow in it in this book. She is also learning to play the political game so well in this book.  Plus, I love the way she grows to care for the people of Venda.

3. I really enjoyed learning more about Kaden in this book.  Pearson revealed his past, and why he is so loyal to the Komizar.  Plus, I love the way he starts to question the motives of the Komizar and growing more into his own person.

4. I did feel like I did not love Rafe as much in this book.  Not that he wasn't great, because, he was, but I felt like he was not fleshed out as much as Lia and Kaden in this book.  Although, Pearson did explore how good he is at playing the role need to accomplish his goal, and what an excellent soldier he is.

5. Wow, the things that are learned about Venda, it's origins and the prophecies, and the secrets between Venda and Morrighan were quite shocking.  Oh, and that ending, Pearson has me dying to know what will happen in the next book.

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