Girls of Storm and Shadow (Girls of Paper and Fire Book 2)

 

Rating: 2 for getting through it, but also knowing that I am abandoning this series.

My Thoughts:

This second book reminds me of the Harry Potter series or rather the Harry Potter movie that no one really wants to rewatch where Harry and Hermione and Ron are out camping in the wilderness as they look for hoarcruxes. Everyone starts to bicker amongst themselves and the large fight scene is a movie away. That is what this book felt like. I never did like the Lei character. She seems to do the least amount, especially considering she is the main character. However, she did have a large moment at the end of book 1. Still, this one was a slog. Lei's naivete turns into outright dense-ness and stupidity. 

That is really all I had to say about this, except I am glad I got it from the library because I would not want to buy this.  I will link the first book, Girls of Paper and Fire, however, I am not reading the third book. 

From the Publisher

Lei, the naive country girl who became a royal courtesan, is now known as the Moonchosen, the commoner who managed to do what no one else could. But slaying the cruel monarch wasn't the culmination of her destiny -- it was just the beginning. Now Lei, with a massive bounty on her head, must travel the kingdom with her warrior love Wren to gain support from the far-flung rebel clans.

Meanwhile, a plot to eliminate the rebel uprising is taking shape, fueled by dark magic and vengeance. Will Lei succeed in her quest to overthrow the monarchy, or will she succumb to the sinister magic that seeks to destroy her bond with Wren, and their very lives?

Publication Information:

Author: Natasha Ngan
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

Page length: 417 pages