To Darkness Fled Blood of Kings Book 2 eBook Jill Williamson
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Enter darkness...
They have no choice. Chased by an evil prince, Achan, Vrell, and the Kingsguard knights flee into Darkness. They head north, for Tsaftown and Ice Island, where they must free an army that can help them fight for Er’Rets.
Darkness sickens Vrell. How long can she keep her secret without being caught? Achan already suspects her of lying. If she is not careful, he will suspect her of treason as well. She hopes he will let his suspicions go until they reach her home.
Achan wanted freedom, but this new journey has bound him more than ever. Sir Gavin’s claims are so far fetched. First, that there might only be one God, and second, that this God chose Achan to push back Darkness, the magnificent curse of Er’Rets. Him. Achan. Barely a man himself.
Each setback Darkness brings seems minor compared to the one choice only Achan can make. What will he choose?
To Darkness Fled Blood of Kings Book 2 eBook Jill Williamson
The first book in this series was interesting, a solid entry into the fantasy genre. This book, however, is ruined by its attempt at proselytizing Christianity. The writing was lazy and distracted from the story. I'm all for a writer fleshing out his world with religion, but don't simply lift Christianity whole-cloth with nothing but a few changed names. I tried to ignore the preaching, but at the point Jesus Christ showed up I just couldn't read any more.It's unfortunate that such a promising writer would sacrifice what would otherwise be a good story to pushing an agenda.
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To Darkness Fled Blood of Kings Book 2 eBook Jill Williamson Reviews
I was hoping this would be as good as the last one and yep, it was. There was a little more exploration of the religious themes, but nowhere near the overwhelming levels I have encountered elsewhere. (By “overwhelming,” I mean uninterrupted monologues that elaborate theological teachings for a page or more straight. Here the Christian elements are brought in as part of the story AS THEY SHOULD BE.)
The plot
I think this baby is 700+ pages in print. It is not for the faint of heart, but the story moves quickly and the words slip by before you know it. There was a great deal of character development in this book, especially with Achan. We meet a host of new characters and find out more about the backstory as well as the world building.
I got stressed reading this several times just because of the suspense levels, but I loved every second and I’m gobbling up the third and last book right now.
The characters
As I mentioned, Achan has a lot of character development in this book. There’s a great deal more on his flaws and his difficulties in reconciling himself with the god he was basically taught nothing about. It was something I wanted to see the author explore and she does not disappoint. Achan goes through the whole angry at God and “why me?” set of thinking (realistic, I thought) and I thought the author handled it very well.
Despite a brief stint of self-pity and some trouble with basic morality in this book, Achan is still lovable and it’s hard to hate someone the author is knocking around every other chapter. I mentioned in my review of the first book that Achan is kind of like a punching bag and as promised, things do not get better. He still gets beaten up on a regular schedule and I feel terrible for him.
Vrell is still going under the guise of a boy and Achan has no clue (for most of the book anyway, but spoilers). I made the mistake of thinking her perfect (maybe just a little) in the first book, but no. She screws up and shows arrogance and pride and pig headedness and finds plenty of ways to make the reader scream “no!” All the same, I find her to be a likable and endearing character, which it isn’t very often I am this fond of a female lead. (Don’t ask why, I just tend not to like them.)
On top of our Joffrey-esque villain, Esek, from the first book, I’m fairly certain the devil turns up. It happens a little later in the story, so that’s all I’ll say, but we definitely have our fair share of villains, I just don't have the space to mention them all.
A great series that I wish was far more popular and I think I’ll be going into withdrawals when I finish this series. If anyone hasn’t read this, go fix that now. If anyone has, let me know so we can gush over it together.
I liked the first book, so I bought this second rather indiscriminately... I regret it. Two reasons
1. As soon as the two main protagonists become attracted to each other (separately, Vrell before Achan) they each devolve into whiny, obnoxious, contrarian brats. I was very disappointed regarding the dilution of Vrell's character in particular--she becomes very much like a woman in the middle books of the Wheel of Time series. "I hate him! I like him! Men are disgusting! I'm so jealous! I don't know what I want! Pout! Huff!" From Jordan it was bad enough, but I can't help feeling that a woman author should know better. Vrell's actions in the last 10% of the book are illogical, hysterical nonsense and can only be explained by the author's need to preserve the unresolved romantic tension, like a TV series trying desperately to keep viewers as its ratings slip.
2. The Christian "message" is so incredibly dogmatic in book 2 that it detracted significantly from the story. I tried to be sympathetic, thinking, the author probably feels called to make her faith a real part of her fictional world, and she's certainly not the first to do so overtly (hi, Orson Scott Card). However, the fact that I'm making excuses for the author while reading means she failed. It pulled me out of the story--and that was before the temple scene.
The first book in this series was interesting, a solid entry into the fantasy genre. This book, however, is ruined by its attempt at proselytizing Christianity. The writing was lazy and distracted from the story. I'm all for a writer fleshing out his world with religion, but don't simply lift Christianity whole-cloth with nothing but a few changed names. I tried to ignore the preaching, but at the point Jesus Christ showed up I just couldn't read any more.
It's unfortunate that such a promising writer would sacrifice what would otherwise be a good story to pushing an agenda.
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