| Series: | Chronicles of Dasnaria #2 |
| Pub. Date: | Sept. 4, 2018 |
| Publisher: | Rebel Base Books |
| Length: | 206 pgs |
| Source: | NetGalley |
Exile of the Seas is the second installment of the Chronicles of Dasnaria series, featuring our lost princess, Jenna, the Imperial Princess of Dasnaria, and runaway wife of Rodolf, the vile and sadistic lord with eyes to the throne. The first book, Prisoner of the Crown, was a good, but heartwrenching read. But Jeffe really hit it out of the park with this second installment, I was totally captivated by Jenna's journey. So much so, that I found myself stretching this read out because I didn't want it to end!
I have to admit that, based on the blurb, I thought Jenna was going to end up somewhere else in her journey. Somewhere more familiar to those of us who have read the Twelve Kingdoms series. But I couldn't have been happier to be wrong. All of the stops along Jenna's journey added a special part to the story, but Chiyajua was just something special. The Endiviunts! I loved them! I loved their majesty, personalities, and fierceness. And I loved Jenna's response to them, and their special meaning to her life.
I thought Jenna's disguise as a warrior priestess of Danu was inspired, and liked that the disguise becomes more reality than Jenna realizes. The practicing and prayers helps to center and focus Jenna, and even when she isn't speaking, we see Jenna becoming her own person away from the seraglio and cruelty of the Dasnarian court. While she has had help along the way, it is really impressive that Jenna has ventured out into the wide world by herself. This isn't a coming-of-age story, but it's similar in that Jenna's naivete has been falling away bit by bit as she has learned the ways of the world, men, and politics... then beyond as her eyes have been opened to the outside world. I can't wait to see what her story holds next.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book that I received from the author.
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