Infinity Reaper
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In this gripping sequel to the New York Times bestselling Infinity Son, Adam Silvera brings a diverse cast of heroes and villains to life in an alternate New York where some people are born with powers, while others steal them from the blood of endangered magical creatures. Emil and Brighton defied the odds. They beat the Blood Casters and escaped with their lives—or so they thought. When Brighton drank the Reaper's Blood, he believed it would make him invincible, but instead the potion is killing him. In Emil's race to find an antidote that will not only save his brother but also rid him of his own unwanted phoenix powers, he will have to dig deep into the very past lives he's trying to outrun. Though he needs the help of the Spell Walkers now more than ever, their ranks are fracturing, with Maribelle's thirst for revenge sending her down a dangerous path. Meanwhile, Ness is being abused by Senator Iron for political gain, his rare shifting ability making him a dangerous weapon. As much as Ness longs to send Emil a signal, he knows the best way to keep Emil safe from his corrupt father is to keep him at a distance. The battle for peace is playing out like an intricate game of chess, and as the pieces on the board move into place, Emil starts to realize that he may have been competing against the wrong enemy all along.
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3 primary books#2 in Infinity Cycle
Infinity Cycle is a 3-book series with 3 released primary works first released in 2020 with contributions by Adam Silvera.
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You can tell Adam Silvera has improved from his first fantasy novel. Even though the pacing towards the middle got slower and there was some repetition the book still kept me hooked. The ending was very good and makes me want the next one asap. I can't wait to see how the trilogy (I assume) will end!
Ahhhhhghggghhhhhhh!
Okay, this is a jam-packed book so I need to organise my thoughts about it, which I will do with a paragraph about each character and there may be some overlap but you'll just have to deal with that!
Emil
My boy, precious as always. I found his retrocycling to be very intruiging and also raises a few questions like what does he share with Bautista and Keon? Clearly not big things such as sexuality, but do they share ethnicity or eye colour? And if not why not? If the genetics of the reborn specter came only from the previous life, then how would they be different?
Anyway, that's a whole thing that I hope will be explained further in the next book.
I really like Emil and Ness, I think they're very cute and it's really good to have a male main character who is emotional and self-concious.
Brighton
Terrible brother, horrible boyfriend. His demise is really well written and I like how he descends towards the end. All of his chapters have little, cruel things he thinks about other characters (mostly Emil) which finally culminates into his dislikeable, almost evil, character at the end. Also he needs to stop using his father's death against his family and start being better to his lovely mother!
Also I guess murder is fun now...
Maribelle
Oooh she's so cool! I really like her and Atlas together because he was really sweet, but I feel like a relationship between her and Tara might happen? I doubt that Luna's being 100% truthful when she says she can bring Atlas back...
I really like Maribelle's acceptance of Sera being her mother while also still loving her adoptive parents as well. I'm not adopted, so I don't know what it's like to have multiple sets of parents, but I really like the way it's written and how Maribelle comes to accept it.
Ness
I love Ness! He's so cool, and it's such a shame that he spends most of this book doing the Senator's dirty work, but I really like him and Emil together! And the reveal of the Senator's powers at the end! Omg!!
Wyatt
I love this guy! I really like him and Emil, while it lasts, but I also like how he's able to accept that Emil loves Ness. He's great!
Tara
Cool, so cool. I think it's really well written the way that we saw her parents die in the first book and now we see the consequences of that, like with Emil and Dr Bowes and her son, and I like her fierce attitude. She makes a great duo with Maribelle!
So, there are way too many characters to talk about them all individually so;
Luna - interesting to see a softer side of her
The Senator - shut up nobody likes you
Iris - cool, as always
Wesley - cool, as always
Eva - cool, as always
Can you tell I struggled writing this? There's just so much to talk about in this massive book, but loved it!
