Blog Tour: Dark Skies by Danielle L. Jensen (Review)

Title: Dark Skies (Dark Shores #2)
Author: Danielle L. Jensen
Genre: YA Fantasy
Publication Date: May 5th, 2020
Publisher: Tor Teen

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“A RUNAWAY WITH A HIDDEN PAST
Lydia is a scholar, but books are her downfall when she meddles in the plots of the most powerful man in the Celendor Empire. Her life in danger, she flees west to the far side of the Endless Seas and finds herself entangled in a foreign war where her burgeoning powers are sought by both sides.

A COMMANDER IN DISGRACE
Killian is Marked by the God of War, but his gifts fail him when the realm under the dominion of the Corrupter invades Mudamora. Disgraced, he swears his sword to the kingdom’s only hope: the crown princess. But the choice sees him caught up in a web of political intrigue that will put his oath – and his heart – to the test.

A KINGDOM UNDER SIEGE
With Mudamora falling beneath the armies of the Corrupter, Lydia and Killian strike a bargain to save those they love most—but it is a bargain with unintended and disastrous consequences. Truths are revealed, birthrights claimed, and loyalties questioned—all while a menace deadlier and more far-reaching than they realize sweeps across the world.” (Goodreads)

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Danielle L. Jensen is the USA Today bestselling author of The Malediction Trilogy (Angry Robot), the Dark Shores series (Tor Teen), and The Bridge Kingdom series (Audible Originals). She lives in Calgary, Alberta with her family.

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reviewheader I was really excited to read this after recently finishing Dark Shores! One of the cool things about this series is that you can read this one or the other first since they are both different timelines that mesh together in the beginning and then will come together in book three! It’s a cool concept that I have never seen/read before.

The beginning of this book does take a bit to get into because it deals with some of the events I had read in the other book. Even though it was a bit slow at the beginning I did like that it did a recap of events but from a different point-of-view. Dark Skies has two different point-of-views both from different people that weren’t the main characters in Dark Shore.

Lydia definitely has her heart in the right place. She is very loyal. It’s easy to feel terrible about her position because she is always in between hard decisions. That ending really made me feel so sad for her! Ugh.

Killian is hilarious and so lovable! He really does have a soft spot for the citizens and he always does what he thinks is right even if it puts him in danger. He also employs young women for bodyguards to help him and I really liked that.

I liked that this book was set in a different area from the other and we got to see a completely different political force. There is definitely a lot of political intrigue and it’s hard to decide who wants what’s best for their people. I really had no idea who I stood behind until the end and even then, you’re stuck between a rock and a hard place with your feelings, haha.

The Gods are also back and we learn more about two different ones and it’s cool to have that. I’m always intrigued by mythology.

The plot is very intriguing and fast once you get past the beginning. The last 150-200 pages is intense! There are so many plot twists being thrown out and I wasn’t prepared. The relationship being formed is slow but you can definitely see a bond they share.

Overall, this was a great read and I know my feelings aren’t prepared for the next book.

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