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Free of her master’s manipulations, Astra’s ready to embrace her powers and learn about her origin—until her fae prince is caught in a dark magic prison. Her only hope is to unearth long lost secrets and use magic more powerful than she’s ever dreamed. With no guidance and no training, she needs to act fast if she hopes to save her kindred soul and her friends.
Meanwhile, the Crystal Castle is rushing to a pit of fire. When it gets there, it will open a chasm and destroy the kingdom.
The Crystal Court’s false king is desperate to acquire magic and steer his castle away from this doom. His last hope is to seduce Astra, whose unique heritage could provide the solution he seeks. Problem is, there’s an impostor in her place—and she's plotting to kill him.
Genre: fantasy
Publication date: February 2025
Mature content: yes
Review: A Traitor Sister is book 2 in the Remnants of the Fallen Kingdom series and closely follows A Cursed Son. However, while I loved book 1 very much, this book 2 was a mess and didn't work for me at all.
First, we go from a book with two main characters and written almost 100% from Astra's point of view, to a second book with over six main characters and alternating points of view from all of them. I dived into A Traitor Sister wanting to know more about Astra and Marlak's story, but they are apart for most of the plot, dealing with their own issues, and apparently lost a lot of the connection they seemed to have in the first book. And since they are so many other points of view, parallel plots and even a couple of almost instant romances thrown in, I kind of lost track of them.
Second, the plot complicates so much that it's hard to follow, and some parts make no sense at all. I could't understand at all what was happening at the end of the book and even though it, again, ends at a cliffhanger, this time I'm not inclined at all to move forward onto book 3. Maybe I'll read it someday. And then, maybe not.
Happy readings!
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