Crisanta Knight: The Severance Game

An excellent continuation to a very creative series the characters were believable and the story a very original twist on the standard fairytale. But as a warning this one really only continues the story so if you haven't read the first one you will be pretty lost.

Crisa is as determined as ever to shape her own destiny.
Therewolves ,talking pigs, unwilling friends and even dragons pepper this tale of our favourite protagonist, Crisa.
Not that her weird relationship with Dan can get any weirder with his comment that she ruined his life.
The larger than life protagonists are out to make a difference and antagonists are hot on their heels.
The strange dreams aren't stopping. The boy of her nightmares isn't very keen on letting her live.
What's a girl to do in the midst of such travails?

The writing style is good. The flow is kept up throughout the book with tongue-in-cheek humour.

I love this story; it brings out the inner princess in me. The main character reminds me of Merida from Brave due to her personality (I also have my fingers crossed that at some point she makes a guest appearance). I enjoy that whilst the characters are true to their own stories whilst still being able to adventure and surprise you, including some dark humour – one of the three little pigs burning himself creating the smell of bacon.
The stand out part for me is that there’s a bunch of teenagers, trying to save the world, and themselves but the story line doesn’t allude to finding their One True Love, it’s the characters and their desire to be in control of their own destiny which is a positive change from a lot of the current books in the genre right now.

I absolutely loved this newest installment of Crisa's adventure. The writing transports you to another world where magic and heroes are just another part of normal life. It's great to find out the backstory to how Crisa became friends with Jason, SJ and Blue. The only thing is that I found it difficult to believe Crisa would be quite so stubborn in believing that it's ok to accept help from her friends! There's plenty of action and soul searching and Crisa learns just how strong she really is. I'm already looking forward to the next in the series.

This book was precisely my cup of tea and exactly what I needed after a long days hard college work and a burning need to be motivated and cheered up.

I would like to start off by saying that I will never get tired of Crisanta's on-point, fierce, sarcastic and humorous narrative that really just livens all of these books up.

Not only that, but I really appreciated Geanna delving into some deeper topics with this sequel. Trust, self-discovery and friendship were definitely the defining factors of this novel, with a great emphasis on trust. It really showed the readers the dire consequences of withholding important information from the people who are closest to you, and how that can greatly (and negatively) impact friendships that were made to last forever. It was truly heartbreaking to see the ties between both Crisa and SJ and her and Blue get severed due to Crisanta's somewhat foolish decisions.

What also really fascinated me was the self-searching that Crisanta does in this novel. You can tell that she is clearly torn between two expectations that are pressing down on her which then in turn makes her go to extreme lengths in order to preserve her 'anti-Damsel-in-Distress' image.

Crisanta is far from being perfect and is an extremely flawed character, having at some times made me want to reach into the book to shake some sense into her. But that was precisely what made this book so refreshing and that much more interesting to read. It's because of those flaws that her amazing character development can shine through and teach all of us readers how we can apply these important life lessons to our own (very un-fairytale) lives. Crisanta is far from being the person that she is satisfied to be, but the she has definitely reached some important milestones!

Definitely recommended to everyone!

I was so thrilled when I saw that the second book in this series was coming out. Geanna Culbertson has created a magical world in which we get to follow the descendants of well-known fairy tales as they try to find themselves and avoid those who don't want them to. The series centers around a group of these descendants as they try to break with the norm and create their own destiny. Our main character, Crisa (daughter of Cinderella), is especially adamant about breaking with her predetermined destiny.

The second book in the series certainly lived up to my expectations. Crisa is just as fierce and sassy as ever and the adventure just as daring. This book follows the group as they try to find the second item needed in order to find the author and get him/her to rewrite their stories, or better yet, not write their stories at all. Along the way our characters face a mess of problems, including getting trapped, travelling to another world and being hunted down by antagonists. Can they make it through all these challenges? Plus, can Crisa let go enough to trust her friends and let them help her on this mission? To make matters even more complicated we start to learn that maybe Crisa and her friends are just a small part of what is really going on in Book and in other realms as well.

This book is a good read for any age. So grab a copy for yourself, your kids, your friends, etc.. and get ready to go on a magical journey!

I received this book from NetGalley for this honest review.

I liked the first book in this series, but I love this one. A world of magic, princess and heroes. Who wouldn’t wanna live there? And who wouldn’t wanna have friends like Crisa? So, why would she have this big of a problem to accept their help? This is what friends are for! It was great to find out more about how Crisa became friends with SJ, Blue and Jason. If you like reading books full of action, magic and a strong heroine, this is the one for you. Can’t wait to see what happens next to Crisa and her friends.

***I received a copy of the book via NetGally in exchange for a fair review***

This book is completely mesmerizing.Crisa braved all those troubles in her way.The obscure characters from various other fairy tales were surprising.The book was filled with adventures and a lot of struggles.I absolutely loved it.