Book Blurb:
QUEEN OF RUIN (Grace and Fury #2) by Tracy Banghart
Pub. Date: July 2, 2019
Publisher: Little, Brown Books For Young Readers
Formats: Hardcover, eBook, audiobook
Pages: 336
A fierce sequel full of sisterhood, heart pounding action, betrayal, and intrigue in the royal court in a series that "breathes new life into the feminist story of oppression and resistance" (Publisher's Weekly).
Banished by Asa at the end of Grace and Fury, Nomi and Malachi find themselves powerless and headed towards their all-but-certain deaths. Now that Asa sits on the throne, he will stop at nothing to make sure Malachi never sets foot in the palace again. Their only hope is to find Nomi's sister, Serina, on the prison island of Mount Ruin. But when Nomi and Malachi arrive, it is not the island of conquered, broken women that they expected. It is an island in the grip of revolution, and Serina--polite, submissive Serina--is its leader.
Betrayal, grief, and violence have changed both sisters, and the women of Mount Ruin have their sights set on revenge beyond the confines of their island prison. They plan to sweep across the entire kingdom, issuing in a new age of freedom for all. But first they'll have to get rid of Asa, and only Nomi knows how.
Separated once again, this time by choice, Nomi and Serina must forge their own paths as they aim to tear down the world they know, and build something better in its place.
The stakes are higher and the battles bolder in Tracy Banghart's unputdownable sequel to Grace and Fury.
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My Review:
5 Out Of 5 Stars
Genre: Another-World, Dystopian, Heart-Wrenching, Romance, Royal-Court, Survival, Suspense, Teen--
Now this, this is the rebellion book everyone needs in their lives. Queen of Ruin was so good, so good, that I had goosebumps on my arms during one of the (many) freaking intense scenes near the end, and I could not put the book down, I had to keep going until I reach the conclusion. And what an ending it was too! I am happy to report that there is no cliff hanger, things are very well wrapped up to my judgey satisfaction...but that is not to say I don't hope there will be a next book, with different kinds of problems to overcome but with awesome new Graces waiting in the wings.
Nomi continued, her voice steady and clear in contrast to her wild, unsteady heart. “In particular, the women of Viridia have suffered. We have been broken down, stripped of our choices, our agency, our dignity. We have paid a heavy price for fear. Women once ruled this country”— a gasp from the assemblage—“ until they were erased. We have hidden our queens and subjugated their descendants. But no longer.”
I know that I have said this before, but I really love Serina. Here is this girl who was raised to master the art of being beautiful, gentle, compliant, but instead she is thrown into a situation she could never have prepared for and she thrives. This girl is so kick ass, she is who I want to be when I grow up. She is not interested in being in charge, getting power or recognition, she just wants to do the right things for everyone- which in turn makes her the best leader possible. And she is not afraid to get her hands dirty in battle. I cheered her on in every scene, regardless of the violence she had to use to overcome. Side note, she totally wears the pants in her relationship with Val, who is most certainly the sweet, tenderhearted one out of the two of them.
And that brings me to the other voice in the story, Nomi. I struggled with Nomi in the first book and I will admit that I still struggled with her here. Her action have lead her family down this path of heartache but I really do not think she learned her lesson. Sure she is on the right direction for atonement, but still I think she had a much easier time than Serina ever had. But maybe while Serina had to 180 her personality to survive, Nomi has to live with the mental anguish forever, no physical stress can rid her of the demons.
Queen of Ruin took Grace and Fury and amped it a notch. This was an intense ride that had me on the edge of my seat, full of non-stop battles and plot twists I never could have seen coming. Tracy knows how to suck a girl into her dark world for certain and I will gladly come back for more. I highly recommend this series for anyone who likes dark action packed story with an almost dystopian feel - and lots of murder.
In a world where women have no rights, sisters Serina and Nomi Tessaro face two very different fates: one in the palace, the other in prison.
Serina has been groomed her whole life to become a Grace - someone to stand by the heir to the throne as a shining, subjugated example of the perfect woman. But when her headstrong and rebellious younger sister, Nomi, catches the heir's eye, it's Serina who takes the fall for the dangerous secret that Nomi has been hiding.
Now trapped in a life she never wanted, Nomi has only one way to save Serina: surrender to her role as a Grace until she can use her position to release her sister. This is easier said than done. A traitor walks the halls of the palace, and deception lurks in every corner. But Serina is running out of time, imprisoned on an island where she must fight to the death to survive and one wrong move could cost her everything.
You can read my 4 Star Review of Grace And Fury HERE
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Author Bio:
Tracy Banghart grew up in rural Maryland and spent her summers on a remote island in northern Ontario. All of that isolation and lovely scenery gave her the time to read voraciously and the inspiration to write her own stories. Always a bit of a nomad, Tracy now travels the world Army-wife style with her husband, son, cat, and sweet pupper Scrabble. She wrote Grace and Fury while living in Hawaii.
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