Blessed be the Wicked Dark Maji Book Two

Kel Carpenter — 2019

Some will try to trap her in hopes of harnessing her dark power. Others will seek to end her, deeming it too terrible to risk. In the end, he will destroy them all-because Quinn is his weapon, and he plans to keep it that way. Lazarus was warned that Quinn's power might be too great, even for him, but nothing prepared him for the truth of it until she held a dagger over him, and he was powerless to stop it. Now at odds with himself, the future king of Norcasta must find a way to regain control of his house and secure an alliance with the Pirate Queen...before fate tips its hand once more, and his carefully laid plans are led astray. Quinn's loyalty is not easily won, but Lazarus has managed to do it. Now the vassal and right-hand of Lord Fierté, Quinn seeks to gain him an alliance with Ilvas all the while challenging him at every turn. With the Cisean tribes won over, and the blood heirs behind them, Quinn expects this to be an easy task, but soon finds herself entangled in a web of lies. Forced to gamble with her life-and the lives of her comrades-Quinn must make a choice that will either save or doom them all.

Reviews

Demi@pagesofchapters

Sep 5, 2022

SUCH A GOOD SEQUEL!!!! (DRAEVEN GETS HIS OWN CHAPTERS SO AN AUTOMAKER A+ FROM ME!!!) This book starts exactly where the first book ends so it was super easy to follow along straight into the second book. I really really enjoyed how the author progressed the plot, as well as how the world and characters are unraveling. Again, I really liked the pacing of this book and how it was structured. Now I really REALLY love these characters. I was super excited to see Draeven having chapters from his pov in this book. He is one of my absolute favorite characters, so I really loved getting to know more about his character and history!! I think Quinn is such an incredible lead character. She is so unique and sure of what she wants and who she is, even if it may not be what people believe she should be. I absolutely love her snarky, sarcastic personality, and I am super intrigued to see her personal story and secrets be revealed in the next installment. As for the romance between Quinn and Lazarus, it is definitely a sexual tension filled slow burn. I do like that the romance didn’t completely overrun the plot, but I did really enjoy and look forward to their scenes together. I really love the raw and honest attraction they have in the sense that they are both drawn to eachothers true dark selves and find the honest truth of eachother enchanting while others despise or fear the true and honest parts of them. I’m definitely interested to see if they will finally end up getting together in the next book or not!! Overall, this was definitely a really good read!! I am absolutely loving this world and the characters in it, and am excited to continue reading the series!!