After accidentally shattering the Veil and unleashing the Firstborn back into the realm, Elowen plunges Elantis into chaos. Worse still, her ancient magic chooses a second mate—the Dark Prince himself.
When a desperate attempt to protect Aedric leaves him trapped inside his own mind, Elowen has no choice but to bargain with her greatest enemy. Together, they must journey across the continent in search of the three Gates of Othyr, the only hope of breaking their bond.
But the path to freedom begins with the truth. And every truth comes at a price.
As monsters rise, Courts fracture, and long-buried secrets come to light, Elowen begins to question everything she believed about the history of Elantis, the man she thought she loved... and the villain at her side.
Now Elowen faces one impossible choice:
Protect the secret she's sworn to keep for Aedric... or lose the Dark Prince forever.
Review: Blade of the Nightking is book 2 in The Firstborn Chronicles and closely follows book 1. I have to say I didn't like book 1 very much (Blood of the Firstborn) and I liked Balde f the Nighking even less. Actually, I didn't finish it, which is a very rare ocurrence for me. I read until about 46% and then skimmed a few pages more pages to see how it ended - at another cliffhanger, unsurprisingly. Two stars rating just because some parts were very well written. Others...not so much.
Mostly, I couldn' stomach the fact that Elowen entered into a bargain to try to save Aedric - supposedly her mate and te love of her life - only to entangle herself romantically also with Rìan. It's true that Aestric turned out to be an abusive idiot at the end of book 1, but still, it's not like she's exacly blameless - and definetely not faithful. In the end, I started feeling sorry for Rìan, despite the fact that he's portrayed as a monster for most of the story.
Am I just a bit curious to know which of them Elowen is going to choose in the next installment of the series? - yes, I am. Enough to want to read book 3 once it's published? - I'm not sure yet.
Happy readings otherwise!
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