Council of Souls, Fated Eternals 2, Jen Printy

Review from Jeannie Zelos book reviews

Genre: Sci-fi and Fantasy, Romance

Well, I loved book one and was keen to crack on with the story but....its so different from other fantasy books, so many new immortals with different talents that I was lost. I went back and read last five or so chapters of book one to refresh my mind and fell back into the story.
Having finished this book I really think it would benefit from an index or something, so that we know how each person is connected, and the difference between the supernatural types. Now we've Souless, Timeless, Endless, Immortals, Soul Immortals, Death, the Fates, Shadow Death....you get the idea. I just kept forgetting who fitted where and the difference between them all.
Its a great read once more. The love between Jack and Leah is so perfect, and the lengths each will go to to save the other really emphasises that. I love Artagan too, he seems to know a lot more than he lets on. Kemsi, a puzzle that one. What does she really feel about Artagan and he her? Death? What's his end game and why does he seem to let Domitilla get away with so much. How are people chosen for Gathering and why? So many questions and the end of this book sets things up nicely for the next.
Its a five star read, though I really would have benefited from an index of types and hope that maybe for the next book Jen does one. I did have to put this aside sometimes as I just got so lost between characters and connections. I needed to sit back from the story a bit and think about how that worked before I could continue and it spoiled the flow a bit for me. These kind of very different supernatural reads work best for me when all books are out and its one that I'll definitely do a back to back read when that happens, immerse myself in the story and be able to read through remembering who's who and where they fit in things. Currently with them being different from the fiction norms, and with a gap between books it means I need to refresh my mind on all that before starting next book.

Stars: five, a fabulous, fresh take on the supernatural world.

ARC supplied for review purposes by Netgalley and Publishers

I really liked this book. I read books 1 and 2 together and the story overall was a bit of a slow burner. It took me a while to get into the book although I do find it difficult to read stories that are narrated in the first person. A little prologue or something to break into the story or introduce the world might be nice as it was difficult to get into. After that though it was a great read.