I couldn't put down this series from the start, but this book gave me a hiccup. I took a while to read through it, and while a strong read/ story, I loved the first book the best.

The Rising Wave pretty much picks up from where The Turncoat King ends. That, along with The Rising Wave, must be read before this book for the story to be fully understood.


Whilst this isn't quite as gritty, tough or imperfect as my preferences run to, there is something rather captivating and engaging about the author's voice. Within a few pages I found myself caught up in the story and, unlike other books I've read recently, it readily held my attention from start to finish. I very much like Ava and Luc, yes I would rather they not be quite so perfect, but they are still great characters who are easy to understand and get behind.


After the far too easy resolution last time, I did feel as though the author had attempted to make life a little tougher for our protagonists in this book. However, I get the impression that she is far too nice a person to go down that route of killing off a side character or two. This means the books are fairly low angst, but sometimes that is what this reader wants. And with such excellent prose, I find this a very enjoyable and engaging series. I for one can't wait to read the next book and am happy to recommend this series to others. It's particularly good for those who hate cliffhangers as each book has its own complete story arc.

Enjoyable series, nice romance and sweet characters, however there seemed to be a lack of tension and drama in this, the problems are resolved a bit too quickly. I did enjoy this and I thought the writing was nice, with a little more angst and drama it would be 4 stars.

Thanks to netgalley and the publisher for a free copy for an honest opinion

Rating: 3 stars

Easy. Everything felt way too easy in this book. Every problem was resolved too quickly with the help of Ava’s magic. There weren’t really any limits on what her magic could do. I think that took away a bit of the enjoyment for me. We didn’t get to see any of the characters struggle or grow.

The romance was also okay. I sometimes like it when characters fall in love pretty quickly, but again there was no tension or angst between Ava and Luc which made their relationship slightly boring.

It was still a pretty quick series to read. Ava’s magic was interesting and something I haven’t read before. But, like I said, I wished there more limits on what she could do.

Thank you to NetGalley and Author Collective for sending me an eARC!