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Discover an all-new adventure in USA Today Bestselling author Amanda Bouchet's thrilling, white-hot fantasy series featuring the king's younger sister and his best friend, the man she's loved in secret for years. THE WAR OF GODS IS JUST BEGINNING After centuries of conflict, the three kingdoms of Thalyria have finally been reunited. But now the queen has been cursed, the royal lineage has been broken, and no one knows who's behind the plot to threaten the once-fractured realm's fragile new peace. Desperate to help, Jocasta—the king's younger sister and a gifted healer—hatches a daring plan to find Circe's Garden, a fabled island where she hopes to discover an antidote. But she can't do it alone. She needs the strong arm and unflinching bravery of the warrior she's loved since childhood—her brother's right-hand-man and captain of the guard, Flynn of Sinta. Flynn has spent years fighting to deny the desperate longing burning between them, but he cannot allow Jocasta to face this danger alone. He swears he will be her shield, and together they will do the impossible. Yet with old feelings blazing bright and treachery brewing on Mount Olympus, one thing is clear: Thalyria and its new royals are still pawns in an epic game of power—one that might end in a War of Gods. The Kingmaker Chronicles: A Promise of Fire (Book 1) Breath of Fire (Book 2) Heart on Fire (Book 3) A Curse of Queens (A Kingmaker Chronicles novel, Book 1) Readers are raving about the Kingmaker Chronicles: "Give this to your Game of Thrones fans."—Booklist STARRED Review "Loved it!"—ELOISA JAMES, New York Times bestselling author "Utterly breathtaking!"—DARYNDA JONES, New York Times bestselling author "Masterful worldbuilding."—Kirkus STARRED Review "Absolutely fabulous."—C.L. WILSON, New York Times bestselling author "Easily my favorite book of 2016!"—Bookriot "Delivers with both heat and heart—loved it!"—JEFFE KENNEDY, award-winning author
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5 primary books6 released booksKingmaker Chronicles is a 6-book series with 5 released primary works first released in 2016 with contributions by Amanda Bouchet.
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Definitely more enjoyable than the first three books but still not really worth reading.
The first 75% was set up for the quest and the last 25% was the quest. It felt so unbalanced. I wish either the set up was shorter or the quest longer. I was really enjoying the story until I realized the ending was going to be completely rushed and unsatisfying. I'm undecided if I'll read the next one because of how disappointing this series has been so far. I'm interested because this entire book felt like a set up for the next one which has me intrigued.
The fact that we got more scenes and banter between Bellanca and Carver than we did with Jo and Flynn was incredibly disappointing. It honestly felt like the author was using this book to get us interested in the next one. I wanted more between the books main couple instead of focusing on the side couple.
Overall, I'm just disappointed in this entire series. I wouldn't recommend it, but if you are interested I say proceed with low expectations.
Final rating: 2.5 stars ✨
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