The Short:
Beneath the Forsaken
City
The Song of Seare,
Book 2
By: C.E. Laureano
4/5 Stars
What: Conor and Aine struggle to return Seare to normal when
personal tragedies strike and spiritual warfare increases.
Recommended to those who like: Darker books, fantasy, sword
fights, Christian, romance
The Long:
You might be able to jump into this book without reading Oath of the Brotherhood, but it
would be difficult.
Like Oath of the Brotherhood, this book is very dark. I would recommend it to mature teens
and up. It deals with spiritual warfare and sexual temptation in a realistic
manner.
As with the previous book, Beneath the Forsaken City was just a little too heavy on the
romance for my personal taste, though others may enjoy it.
There were some aspects of the story that I really enjoyed,
however. One of the themes of the book is how to rely on God in difficult
times, as well as the dangers of pride and thinking one knows better than God.
Some people might find the book too spiritually strong/ forthright in nature,
but I thought it was necessary to offset some of the darker themes of the book.
I definitely look forward to reading Book 3—there was an
unexpected plot twist at the end of this book. I’m looking forward to how it
all works out in the end.
Out of a “typical”
trilogy, do you tend to like the first, second, or third book the best?
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Ah, the heavy romance strikes again. *shakes fist* But other than that this looks pretty good. And I like what you said, about how darker themes need more "preaching" because that's totally true.
ReplyDeleteOoh, that's a hard question. I'd say that I probably like the first book the best because sometimes the second book is just a retelling of the first book and usually everyone dies in the third book. (Which sucks.)
I agree with you on the books...I typically prefer the first; however, a good third book is hard to beat. Thanks for the comment! Sorry for the late reply.
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