Review: An amazing sequel
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 26, 2014
All the way back in January, I was sent a copy of Renhala for review. I absolutely loved the book, and have been desperately waiting for Golden Dunes of Renhala to release ever since. And now that I have devoured this book rather eagerly (it took me less than 24 hours to read), I am so happy to report that this second book was most definitely worth the wait.I’ve got to comment on the fact that Golden Dunes of Renhala is less than half the length of Renhala, but I put that down to the fact that the first book had to fit in a huge amount of world-building and establish a huge amount of characters, and we didn’t have to run through all of that for a second time. That left plenty of room for the action! And my, does this book have a lot of it! There was always something going on, which I loved. There was never a dull moment, especially with Kailey and her constant struggle against the evil that was desperately fighting to take over her body and destroy everything and everyone she loves and holds close to her.Kailey’s struggle is really the focal point of Golden Dunes of Renhala. There are the two ‘contracts’ Kailey is hired for, where she basically uses all her Renhala skills to discover missing people and find out what really happened to them, and I thought their inclusion was interesting, but I was more drawn to finding out what was going to happen to Kailey next. And what bugged me greatly throughout the novel was the fact that Gunthreon, Ladimer and the rest of their gang were constantly telling Kailey to ‘control the evil inside her’, but didn’t seem to understand that she physically couldn’t and then acted all disappointed in Kailey when that evil slipped through the incredible defence Kailey had tried building up. There just didn’t seem to be any support for Kailey, and whilst I’m sure the characters didn’t mean for it to be that way, I was still a little upset in their lack of support towards her. (And yes, Connor, I’m looking at you, you charming heartbreaker.)The tiny lack of support aside, I still adored all these characters in Golden Dunes of Renhala. They were still just as wonderful to read about in this book as they were the first time around, and I especially grew to love Bu once more. He was such a sweet, kind-hearted character, and I loved how loyal he remained toward Kailey, he got upset when her evil broke through, but he never turned his back on her once. Ladimer really grew on me in this book too, which I was surprised about, as he seemed to spend most of the book blowing hot and cold, but he eventually came around and I think the bond that he and Kailey have is hopefully going to blossom into something really special.The only bad thing I have to say about Golden Dunes of Renhala is the fact that I’ve read it already and now I’m at a loss until I get book number three in my hands. This series is slowly growing as one of my favourites, and I cannot wait for the next instalment to be released.I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.