Review: Fantastical read about magic, dragons, and betrayals
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 09 24, 2013
Not what I was expecting. It is still told as a story of a world within a game. Similar to the first book, life is not easy for the gamer. In this book, we focus on Xavier. In the game, he is a knight with a very good heart, in love with someone he can never have. In the real world, he is someone who wants to be loved for who he is and not what he looks like. He uses Marithe as an escape from his demons.This book actual goes back in time to before book 1 and tells the story of Kareth and Kardif, back to before Magic's, Vinnia's and Scheen's birth, back to their parents' time. It is a convoluted book with some of the characters from the first book, but with twists that if you're not paying attention can be confusing up until the end. I didn't have any particular favorite, but did find that I liked both Xavier and Lase best. Mirandra and Magdella drove me crazy. I don't know what it is about the women in this book.Like the first book, I did wish for a slightly different outcome for Talander and Xavier, but that would not be in keeping with book 1. Still a magical read. You get a lot more history on what happened to the crimson dragons, and how the curse came about. Definitely still a very interesting series.