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Loading... The Invasion of the Tearlingby Erika Johansen
   Books Read in 2015 (2,260) mom (77) No current Talk conversations about this book.  Linyarai | Mar 6, 2024 |   My major problem is that I can't accept the magic sapphires. The entire plot revolves around them and there is not even a hint of explanation of what they do, what their origin is, why they are important. I would be OK with magic, I think, if they explained that this is a world where magic existed but they try to pretend that it doesn't yet have it as the central part of so much of the story. Irritating. I also really can't stand the weird baby-making obsession of the old world and the weird corrupt church. I don't understand why it exists in the story or how it happened with how specific Tear was about the crossing. I will grant that this is a page turner but it never paid off for me and it made the heroine a lot less likable than she was in the beginning. (  ) hmonkeyreads | Jan 25, 2024 |  ) Kiri | Dec 24, 2023 | CW: Sexual assault, domestic violence, physical and verbal abuse (  ) VanessaMarieBooks | Dec 10, 2023 | I am waffly on how this book became presently political as well, even while I appreciate the topics on which it focused (sex, cutting, dystopic government, and race/gender relations). It felt like these things made it a book that should have been in another series, because the whole first book missed having any of these notes. ( ) wanderlustlover | Dec 26, 2022 | no reviews | add a review
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HTML: In this riveting sequel to the national bestseller The Queen of the Tearling, the evil kingdom of Mortmesne invades the Tearling, with dire consequences for Kelsea and her realm. With each passing day, Kelsea Glynn is growing into her new responsibilities as Queen of the Tearling. By stopping the shipments of slaves to the neighboring kingdom of Mortmesne, she crossed the Red Queen, a brutal ruler whose power derives from dark magic, who is sending her fearsome army into the Tearling to take what is hers. And nothing can stop the invasion. But as the Mort army draws ever closer, Kelsea develops a mysterious connection to a time before the Crossing, and she finds herself relying on a strange and possibly dangerous ally: a woman named Lily, fighting for her life in a world where being female can feel like a crime. The fate of the Tearling â??and that of Kelsea's own soulâ??may rest with Lily and her story, but Kelsea may not have enough time to find out. In this dazzling sequel, Erika Johansen brings back favorite characters, including the Mace and the Red Queen, and introduces unforgettable new players, adding exciting layers to her multidimensional tale of magic, mystery, and a fierce young heroine No library descriptions found. |
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Would fit The 52 Book Club's 2021 prompts:
3 - A Dual Timeline
17 - A Character On The Run
19 - Book With A Deckled Edge
25 - A Book With Multiple Character POV
32 - A Selfish Character
40 - Found via #Bookstagram
47 - A Character With A Disability
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