Kingsbane (The Empirium Trilogy Book 2)

How will I ever survive waiting for book three? This second book killed me beyond words. I do not know how I will write this review of mine. I'm not sure I have any feelings left, haha. Kingsbane is all kinds of long, and it took me so many days to read it, but I did not mind one bit. Because I loved every word of this lovely book.I have struggled all day long with writing this review. As I did not know how to begin. I still do not. As this book killed me. In good ways, and bad ways. Gave me so much heartbreak. Completely ruined me. Yet it healed me too. Okay, not too much healing, ha. I hope there will be more of that in book three. Just. Oh my gosh.I have read Kingsbane. Which is a book I have waited so so long for. A book I have been dying to read for ages and ages. A book I have been so jealous to see everyone reading but me. And now I have gotten to read it too. Sigh. And I am not sure my heart will ever recover from it, haha. I'm not sure I want it to? Hmm. Claire is the most amazing author and person. I love her beyond words. I have been a fan of her since her first book came out, and have read and loved everything by her since then. She is the kindest person. But my gosh, how I'm angry with her right now, haha. Because this sequel to Furyborn ruined me in all the ways. Everything going wrong. There was so much heartbreak and grief. And so much romance. All of it so rude. But so very perfect too.There is so much that I want to share about this book. But I will not. I will not be sharing spoilers, at least nothing big. Because, gosh, there are so many things I could spoil about this book. But they are all things you must read for yourself. Kingsbane was full of surprises and twists. Most of them bad, haha. But a few happy surprises too, that I loved so very much. As always, the writing was perfection. I had no trouble at all with connecting to the story or the characters. I might have connected a bit too much to everything, ha.As with the first book, this was told from the point of view of Rielle and Eliana. With a very few other point of views later on in the book. Nothing big, but needed, at least for me. I loved getting inside of their heads too. This book is filled with amazing characters and they were all awesome to read about. Although I love my Rielle and Audric and Eliana the most. Remy is still beyond precious. I'm still the most worried for him. How rude. He was truly adorable in this second book, though, and I simply love him so. Best little brother.Rielle was my most precious one in book one. In this one she really tested my love for her. I still love her to pieces. But I am so angry with this girl as well. She was so different in this book. The same person, yet different. She is always angry. And cruel too. And way too rash about everything. Yet she is the sweetest toward Audric. And I loved that the very most. But yes. Rielle was an angry creature in this book. And I'm so mad at her. I'm so worried for her, because of how I fear there was a reason for how she behaved. Oh.This whole book worried me. So many bad things happened. And much worse is yet to come. I'm so not sure how I will survive reading it all, considering I'm still dead after having read this one. Rielle is making me so worried. I love this precious girl so much and I want her to have a happy ending. But I do not know how this will happen. She has done so many bad things now. Then there is Corien. He is there, still awful, but not in this book as much as I had feared. Book three will be worse. My poor heart might not survive it.Then there was my precious Audric. He is in this book a whole lot. He is still the light of everything. He is always there for Rielle, even when she is doing all the stupid things. He is there and loving her and taking care of her. Their romance is all kinds of intense. And also so lovely. And I ship them beyond words. And I worry for them even more. Audric is my love. My life. And he deserves the whole world. Hmph. There are scenes with the gorgeous godsbeast too, and I loved her to pieces. So truly adorable and cute and fierce.There was so much of Ludivine too, and she is so complicated, and Rielle treats her so badly in this book, and it just ruined my heart. Okay, I was kind of angry with Ludivine at times, but I still loved her a lot. And she deserved better from Rielle. Hmph. And then there was Simon. I still do not fully love this man, haha. There are too many things we still do not know about him. But he's there, a lot. There is romance. Maybe. And it was written really well. But oh, I want my Eliana with someone else, still, haha. Still. They are cute.And Simon was written well. And I did like reading about him, truly. I just. I want him as a friend, haha. Yet he was not all bad. But too mysterious. Anyway. Eliana was all kinds of fierce in this second book as well. I loved her inner struggle and such. I loved how she tried her best to save Navi. I loved her friendship with Zahra. I very much loved how she was working with her powers, struggling to understand it all. Trying her best to cope with being the Sun Queen. It was awesome. And I simply adored Eliana. So fierce and cute.So much is going on in this book. In the past and in the future. There are wars. There are deaths. A whole bunch of stunningly written smut. Amazing friendships and romances. I will not share much about the plot only that it was stunning and so much happened. And I am so curious and so worried and I loved it all so. This whole book ruined me. Beyond words. And I could not help but love it so much. I need the third book more than anything. I fear it will ruin me forever. I cannot wait for it, haha. It will be the best one, I'm sure.Kingsbane was everything I had wanted it to be and more. Full of danger and adventures and romance. Such stunning relationships and so many plot secrets. It ruined my heart at all moments. And I could not help but love this even more because of that. This second book have made me even more worried about how everything will end. I am so unsure about my happy ending. I don't know how it will happen. I want it to. I need it to. But I am also beyond positive that the third book will hurt me the most of them all first. Ah.Huge thank you to the publisher, Sourcebooks Fire, for letting me read this most gorgeous book early via Netgalley. I'm so thrilled that I had the chance to read this one early. And oh gosh, I'm getting a print ARC in the mail too, for my collection, and I could not be happier. Sigh. I cannot wait to own all of the finished copies when Kingsbane come out in May. If you have read Furyborn, you truly must read Kingsbane too. It was such a perfect second book. Full of pain. Full of heartbreak. Treasured every moment of reading it.---This review was first posted on my blog, Carina's Books. Read at the end of February.

I have yet to write a book review, but I felt such a need to do so with this 2nd installment. I actually finished this book over a week ago and have since read another 600+ page book, so this book has definitely stuck in my mind. I read fantasy and sci-fi a great deal. When I am not reading, I am listening to the Audible version as I work. Still, no reviews by be until now. I actually loved Furyborn. I loved the uniqueness of the 1000 year apart storylines of the main characters. I thought Kingsbane would spend more time with Eliana, shoring up Rielle's story unless there were to be new revelations (if this didn't happen in the final book I will be surprised). There was just far too much Rielle with far too little happening, other than her sexual life. There was no point in spending so many pages on Rielle, or so much sex. I'm no prude, but come on!! The main reason I have been stuck with this book in my head, is because the ending angered me. Not because it was a cliffhanger, nor because I don't feel like I have a clue as to what happened with certain loved ones with the cliffhanger, but because I believe it was done poorly. I like cliffhangers, but not when they are so abrupt that you feel you HAVE to read the next book. I feels more like a marketing ploy. In reading a book this long, I feel more effort should have been put into making the story and cliffhanger worth it. I like WANTING to read The next book. The book simply ended without much than 'AND THAT!', for me anyway.

I'm sorry after that sucker punch of an ending, I'm left speechless. Just WOW! Claire Legrand you twisted, marvelous, genius. This sequel had a lot going for it and it paid of in every way. From well thought out character development, to expertly executed storytelling, and thrilling action sequences. Kingsbane had it all.This without a doubt was an improved sequel in my eyes. Rielle and Eliana were put through a gauntlet of harrowing ordeals. Each leading lady evolved into two very different ladies by the end of this novel. Out of both of them, I think Rielle changed the most. We see her go down one truly dark and disturbing path, which has me incredibly worried for her. Eliana is still her same spunky self but she is more calculated and accepting then she was in Furyborn. I stand by to that the relationships are what make all the characters shine in this series. Those relationships are also thrust into a game of tug-o-war.Oh baby, the plot of Kingsbane is fast paced and wild. There is so much more exploration of the world. The magic system is expanded upon. The history is still just as rich. One of my favorite aspects of Kingsbane was even though this is primarily told from Rielle and Eliana's POVs, there are at least 6 other POVs thrown in to sweeten the pot. Each new POV though only gets maybe a chapter or two but they are strategically placed throughout the story. I will also die on the hill saying that I did not see that ending coming at all.I need to stop writing this review and start reading the conclusion ASAP!

Absolutely loved this book. Did not think I would be able to get in to it. By the time difference. But wow. Gutted have to wait until October for the final book. The suspense at the end of the book is really unfair lol. I would of waited until October to read them. I hate waiting for the next books and I try to makeSure all books are released first but had to tempt my self.

I am in awe of the amazing storytelling the author has achieved in this book.Such an incredible read and I need a few days to process everything that happened before I even look at the final book

OMG!! This book did not disappoint. Its pacy and it provided an interesting insight into Rielle. I love so many of the characters and this book did develop them further. There were different moments when my heart literary BROKE and I had to take a break to emotionally process (I know). And that plot twist... A-M-A-Z-I-N-G!!

𝘒𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴𝘣𝘢𝘯𝘦 (𝘌𝘮𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘪𝘶𝘮 𝘛𝘳𝘪𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺)•“𝘞𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥, 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐... 𝘸𝘦’𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵’𝘴 𝘭𝘦𝘧𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘰𝘮𝘦.”•»I can’t say much because I feel if I do it (even if I try to give a synopsis I feel like I will be giving something), it will spoil all the experience of reading this magical book with angry girls fighting for their own freedom. But I will point out that this one DESTROYED ME. It tore out my heart and stabbed it. It made me stressed and hopeful and a crying mess. I had to even make a playlist for some of my fave characters (relationship) because I needed a place to go where I could feel things again, even if hurt. The author knew exactly what to do to make me scream, with her dialogues, story and plot.Just READ this book for the love of god! Read this trilogy!!Rating: 5★ + LOVE ALL THE LOVE

Este segundo livro não deixou nada a desejar. É magnífico... a trama é muito envolvente, ação do começo ao fim. A escritora mantém o ritmo alucinante das duas narradoras do primeiro livro, só que neste, ela acrescentou outros narradores como: Simon, Corien, Audric, etc. Isso foi magnífico, pois apresentar outros pontos de vistas só enriqueceu a narrativa, ainda mais quando são recheados de segredos. A única coisa ruim... ter que esperar lançar o terceiro volume. Provavelmente só no ano que vem.