No one knows death like Tea. A bone witch who can resurrect the dead, she has the power to take life…and return it. And she is done with her self-imposed exile. Her heart is set on vengeance, and she now possesses all she needs to command the mighty daeva. With the help of these terrifying beasts, she can finally enact revenge against the royals who wronged her―and took the life of her one true love.
But there are those who plot against her, those who would use Tea’s dark power for their own nefarious ends. Because you can’t kill someone who can never die… War is brewing among the kingdoms, and when dark magic is at play, no one is safe.
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The Heart Forger
Rin Chupeco
The first chapter of The Heart Forger is wonderfully menacing. It draws you straight into the world again after The Bone Witch. Completely intrigued, I jumped straight into this book.
The story itself felt so unique and unpredictable for me. But, I wasn’t spending my time second guessing what would happen. I was letting the two POV’s drag me along the story with them. Which was nice, as I got to truly enjoy the plotline for what it was rather than what I was expecting it to be.
Fortunately, The Heart Forger doesn’t have second book syndrome. It’s more fast paced than The Bone Witch, and has more action scenes. We’ve seen Tea grow up and become a powerful witch in her own right, so we don’t spend too much time in lessons or learning politics. That’s not to say there aren’t any political moves, if you loved the mysteries of the first book, you’ll be happy with this one.
Likh has a larger role in this book, and is brought along for the ride. I really enjoyed his story as it’s turned on its head to the norm. Usually it’s a female wanting to break free of her female role in society in YA books. But Likh wants to break away and become an Asha instead of a warrior and it’s so well written.
I also really enjoyed Fox in this book. He’s clearly struggling to be a protector for Tea but also be able to live his own life. The way he grows over the past portion of the book, you can start to link what happens in the present. This was something that was missing at times in the first book because our characters are all developing.
I can’t really talk about this series without mentioning the magic system. I still love the system in place, the hearts glass are unique for me. I’ve never read anything similar. Plus as Tea grows into her powers, we get even more depth of the magic.
Positives
+ Intriguing writing
+ Unpredictable
