"For the Stolen Fates" by Gwendolyn Clare is an enthralling fantasy that weaves a complex tapestry of magic and mystery. Its vivid world-building and intricate plot twists make for a captivating and immersive read.

An enjoyable sequel. Liking the series so far thanks netgalley for the opportunity to read and give my thoughts on it!

I tried so hard with this book, but unfortunately, it wasn't for me. I did read In the City of Time, and also found that book hard to understand. For the Stolen Fates picked up right where In the City of Time left off, and I still had no idea what was happening. I don't understand the world or how the time travel works at all. The writing itself is lovely, the time travel concept is fun, and the story itself seems interesting, but it's not explained well enough in my opinion.

My one problem with For the Stolen Fates was that I did not really remember a ton about its predecessor. And since we kind of jumped right into the action, I did feel a wee bit lost. For a good portion of the story, actually. But that is on me, isn’t it? Though like I said in that review, I still don’t fully get the world, because this is a companion to another series. And while you don’t have to read that one to enjoy this one (I didn’t read it!), I have a feeling it would all make more sense if I had. I digress, as I didn’t know it was a companion series at the time.

Anyway, we’re thrown right back into the action, with a bunch of characters, and again, I did not remember too many of them aside from Willa and Saudade. I did enjoy that we were back in the past, can you imagine how trippy that must be!? Honestly this book just made me want to jump around in time, I’ll certainly give it that! I also liked that the characters had to like, use the time travel as a strategic device, makes it fun. We’re not spending time with the characters that Willa grew close to in the first book, which is a bit sad because she had this found family situation, but she finds a whole new crew of characters to hang out with so there’s that! And they are trying to save all of humanity and earth, so obviously the stakes are high and there is quite a bit of action and excitement.

Bottom Line: Different time and some different characters, but still a very adventurous take on time travel!

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for an advanced copy of this title! Time travel shenanigans are a lot of fun especially when that time travel is in an older time. Using that time travel to actually solve problems while coming back minutes after they leave is so good. All in all a really good sequel to the first title.

I loved the story, the world building and meeting the different characters. I felt completely immersed in the story and couldn't stop reading it.