While some girls may dream of winning a prince’s heart, Delaney just wishes this one would leave her alone. Instead, she finds herself at the center of both a tense political battle between two alien kingdoms and Trystan’s romantic attentions, both of which are absolutely ruining the life she’s built on Earth. Not to mention the fact that she’s about to be crowned queen of a planet she’s barely even visited. Just another day in life of an ordinary human girl.
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Review: Warning: Spoilers Ahead
Between Frost and Fury is the second
novel in The Xenith Trilogy by Chani Lynn Feener and is an exhilarating
and enjoyable sci-fi tale that takes readers back into an intriguing and
appealing intergalactic world full of colourful characters.
Delaney Grace was only back on Earth with
her new boyfriend Ruckus for one month before she was kidnapped by
aliens; again. Now she is being held prisoner by the devastatingly
handsome and determined alien prince Trystan who wants to use Delaney to
enter into a peace treaty with his people’s enemies…..through holy
matrimony. Trystan is sure the best way to unite the Kint and Vakar
people is through a marriage and seeing as Delaney was technically the
person he was bound to when she was impersonating the Vakar heir,
Trystan is determined to make Delaney follow through with her promise.
Stuck in the middle of a political battle between two kingdoms, Delaney
must navigate Trystan’s romantic attentions as well as find a way to get
back home to earth before she is named queen of a planet she
desperately wants to escape. Yet as it becomes clear that Trystan’s plan
isn't the biggest danger out there, will Delaney's loyalties change or
will she continue to only be a pawn in someone else's game?
Heading into Between Frost and Fury I was
somewhat perplexed. I immensely enjoyed the first novel, Amid Stars and
Darkness, and given it’s shocking cliff-hanger ending was eager to see
what Chani Lyn Feener did next, but I was also worried. Not over the
quality of writing or the excitement I was sure was to come with the
storyline. I was worried about a potential love triangle. I’ve probably
said this before, but one of my biggest pet peeves is the dreaded love
triangle and I was afraid that this would become an issue within this
story. Something that eventually came to pass….but boy if I don’t like
the way in which Chani Lyn Feener writes this particular love triangle. If there’s one thing I hate more than
love triangles it’s love triangles where I genuinely love both
love interests. And this is what Feener has done with Between Frost and
Fury!
I very much enjoyed the relationship
between Delaney and Ruckus in the first novel, but oh how my heart
bleeds for Trystan in this instalment. It’s very rare that I switch
teams after making my choice, but in this instance I may have to make an
exception as there’s just something so captivating about Trystan. The
depth and nuances Chani Lyn Feener explores and introduces within him in
Between Frost and Fury truly make me adore the guy even if I can see
why he continues to frustrate and enrage Delaney. I do feel like he
deserves happiness so I'll be keen to see if he's the one to get the
girl.
Chani Lyn Feener has a likeable protagonist
in Delaney who is sarcastic and fiery in all the right ways. She's
sharp and quick on her feet and I've enjoyed following her throughout
the trilogy so far although I do admit I very much appreciated the
chapters and glimpses through Trystan's eyes in this instalment. This
made it much easier to see where he was coming from and what he was
feeling while still being able to stand with Delaney as she navigated
the circumstances she found herself in.
Between Frost and Fury builds to another
climactic ending which sees Delaney come to some unwanted truths about
her feelings and leaves the characters in a situation where they'll need
to all come together to defeat a massive threat. Chani Lyn Feener
leaves me dying for the third and final instalment, once again eager to
see what will happen next with this thrilling trilogy.
Rating:
Source: Sent for review by Xpresso Book Tours and the author (Thank you ladies!)
Publisher: Swoon Reads
Format: Kindle ebook
Release Date: July 24th 2018
Purchase: Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Kobo | iBooks
Final Thoughts: Thoroughly enjoyed this novel and I can't wait until the next one comes out!
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