Orphan’s Blade (Chronicles of Ebonvale 2) by Aubrie Dionne
In the battle for a kingdom, every alliance counts…
Princess Valoria only cares about her music and her destiny: to unite the Kingdom of Ebonvale with the House of Song and succeed where her father has failed. As if that weren’t challenge enough, she must contend with her marriage to a battle hungry brute of a prince…until she falls for his adopted brother, the orphaned son of a blacksmith. But with a horde of undead gathering to attack Ebonvale, Valoria will have to choose between her personal happiness and the safety of the kingdom. Now the fate of Ebonvale rests in her heart. (publisher)
This is the second book in a series but I haven’t read the first one and I thought it stands well as a stand alone.
I really liked the idea of minstrels who can take part on a battle with their harps. The music affects people and like a dream spells and stuff. I thought it was so cool.
I liked Valoria and she was a great heroine. She stood up to Brax, who is a battle hungry prince and only thinks about war, and cared for the common people. I liked Nathaniel and his relationship with Valoria but thought Brax a was bit too unappealing to make Nathaniel more likeable.
My one problem with the book was the ending. It just ended so abruptly that I wouldn’t have minded more pages. It’s pretty short book with 190 pages and so it easily could have been bit longer.
But otherwise I enjoyed it and I want to read the first book too.
3,5/5
Published: Lyrical Press (November 10, 2015)
Format: ebook
Pages: 190
Source: NetGalley
2 Comments
blodeuedd
November 19, 2015 at 23:46Hmmm, sure maybe :)
Elysium
November 20, 2015 at 01:00:)