Dark Heart of Magic (Black Blade #2) by Jennifer Estep
This is a young adult urban fantasy novel (Rated PG-13)
♥♥♥1/2
(Three and a Half Dark Hearts)
Book Summary
Something Wicked This Way Comes...
As a thief, I stick to the shadows as much as possible. But when the head of the Sinclair Family picks me to compete in the Tournament of Blades, there's no escaping the spotlight—or the danger.
Even though he's my competition, Devon Sinclair thinks I have the best shot at winning what's supposed to be a friendly contest. But when the competitors start having mysterious "accidents," it looks like someone will do anything to win—no matter who they hurt.
As if I didn't have enough to worry about, mobster Victor Draconi is plotting against Devon and the rest of my friends, and someone's going around Cloudburst Falls murdering monsters. One thing's for sure. Sometimes, humans can be more monstrous than anything else...
My Review
What to say? This story isn’t smarter than a fifth grader. This is YA, but I think the
only group of readers who might have been surprised by the outcome of the story
would have been middle grade readers.
The who done it was so obvious from the first. There wasn’t
much mystery or surprise. And I was aggravated with Lila for not finding out
sooner. The signs were all there. Clearly, Lila is more brawn than brain. And
all the clueless people around her.
Then you add the frustrating romance and I wanted to claw my
eyes out. I get that she’s young, but she pretends to be smart. And her reasons
for not doing what’s she wants to do don’t make sense. I won’t rehash my rant
from the review in the first book.
The bit of a twist wasn’t a shock either. Granted I assumed
the bonds between were paternal, but I knew that the bond existed. I’ll leave
it at that and not say whether I was right or wrong.
Overall, thank goodness for the ending or I wouldn’t read
the rest of the series.
Audio Review
Brittany Pressley does a great job at narration. She nails
the spirit of all the characters.
My book boyfriend Devon.
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