Book Shelf: The Fates Divide (Carve the Mark #2) by Veronica Roth

Fate brought them together. Now it will divide them.

The lives of Cyra Noavek and Akos Kereseth are ruled by their fates, spoken by the oracles at their births. The fates, once determined, are inescapable.

Akos is in love with Cyra, in spite of his fate: He will die in service to Cyra’s family. And when Cyra’s father, Lazmet Noavek—a soulless tyrant, thought to be dead—reclaims the Shotet throne, Akos believes his end is closer than ever.

As Lazmet ignites a barbaric war, Cyra and Akos are desperate to stop him at any cost. For Cyra, that could mean taking the life of the man who may—or may not—be her father. For Akos, it could mean giving his own. In a stunning twist, the two will discover how fate defines their lives in ways most unexpected.

With the addition of two powerful new voices, Veronica Roth's sequel to Carve the Mark is a chorus of hope, humor, faith, and resilience.

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Review: 

The Fates Divide is the sequel to Veronica Roth’s novel Carve the Mark and is the conclusion to this stunning duology that sees two people defy space, family and their very fate.

The lives of Cyra Noavek and Akos Kereseth are ruled by their fates, spoken by the oracles at the moment of their births. These fates brought them together and now as Shoket and Thuvhe stand on the precipice of war, it will be the thing that tears them apart. In a galaxy locked in a decades old feud, love will not be enough to keep Cyra and Akos together, even as they fight to prevent Cyra’s recently returned father from retaking the Shoket throne and the Thuvhe Chancellor from launching an attack that will wipe out the Shotek population. Forced apart by forces outside of their control, Cyra and Akos soon learn their lives are intertwined in unexpected ways that will change who they thought they were forever.

Once more delving into her intergalactic world, Veronica Roth thrills with The Fates Divide. Shown through the perspective of four characters, The Fates Divide now follows Cisi and Elijeh alongside Cyra and Akos. These additional two perspectives help to offer readers a very well rounded story as the main characters are often at different corners of the galaxy. Allowing readers to see what is happening across the divide, The Fates Divide is another action packed story that has a lot going on within its pages.

Roth includes some developments and revelations that really change the course of the story and who the characters think themselves to be. Personally I have enjoyed following Cyra and Akos in this series. I feel like their developments have been natural and their progressions really testaments to all they have been through. Veronica Roth is not known for her characters coming out unscathed and that is the case with this duology, although thankfully not to the same extent as with her Divergent series.

Considering that this is a duology, I feel that Veronica Roth has done a great job to pack so much romance, action, excitement, loss and betrayal into only two books. A lot can be said for managing to convey so much emotion and development whilst tell a story over the course of two novels. I feel like Cyra and Akos's story was wonderfully told through Carve the Mark and The Fates Divide and will continue to read whatever Veronica Roth releases next.

Rating:
Source: Purchased by me.
Publisher: HarperCollins Australia
Format: Paperback
Release Date: April 10th 2018
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Final Thoughts: Enjoyed this series and felt that this was a great ending.