Ebook The King and the Criminal Heart of All Worlds Charlotte Ashe Books
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What happens when the fairytale ends but the journey continues? Book II of the Heart of All Worlds Series finds Sehrys and Brieden living peacefully in Khryslee. But when King Firae breaches an ancient, spellbound pact by crossing The Boarder into Villalu in pursuit of a convicted criminal, Sehrys is forced into a role he was once groomed for but Brieden fear--ruler of the Eastern Border Lands. Meanwhile, Firae must rely on the very criminal he was after to help him get home alive--a man his own mother exiled long ago, but who awakens something in his heart stronger than even his sworn duties as king. As each man struggles to understand his own destiny, devotion and legacy, a deeper and more urgent truth confronts them all Their world is in far greater danger than they realized, and each of them plays an integral part in its fate.
Ebook The King and the Criminal Heart of All Worlds Charlotte Ashe Books
"Wonderful sequel."
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The King and the Criminal Heart of All Worlds Charlotte Ashe Books Reviews :
The King and the Criminal Heart of All Worlds Charlotte Ashe Books Reviews
- Good god this book! This series! This author!
I’m still working through all of my feelings for this book since I just finished it, but let me just start off by saying that it’s absolutely stunning.
To say that I enjoyed this book would be the biggest understatement of the year. I loved the first book (The Sidhe), but I adored this book (The King and the Criminal). The world building and the new characters are incredible. Firae and Tash in the fanfic were awesome, but here…I have no words. I can relate to Tash in so many ways and I need more of him forever. We do still get to see old characters from the previous book Sehrys, Brieden (those poor babies, but I adored their small part in the book, it showed us their struggles in their new lives) and Jaxis (I will never not love him).
The book moves quickly and when you reach the end it’s hard to believe it’s over already. I’m not sure how Charlotte is going to finish this all in one more book, but I’m anxious to read it. It’s even worse that it ends with the biggest and worst cliffhanger!
So while I loved The Sidhe, I loved the King and the Criminal more. Beautifully done. - A great adventure with fun, memorable characters. I love a series that gives you an interesting world and an intriguing plot that pulls you in. The fist book wets your appetite but this one is where things really start moving.
- Great quick read - I didn't think it was as 3-dimensional as the first installment but I feel middle books sometimes aren't. I can't wait for the next one!
- Charlotte has done it again! Another awesome book to read!! I absolutely love it! There are a few interesting cliffhangers in it as well. I can't wait for the next volume!!
- A beautiful book, and one that is so hard to put down. Can't wait for the next one!
- Wonderful sequel.
- As a fan of Ashe's work and her first book, The Sidhe, I was pleased to be asked to review The King and the Criminal.
This is a fantastic sequel, with the main bulk of the story handed off from the first book's Brieden and Sehrys to Firae and Tash, the eponymous king and the criminal. Events from The Sidhe lead directly into this story, from warrior queen Brissa's employment of Tash to the repercussions this has on the magic spell that keeps the world of the humans and the world of the sidhe separated. The world is in mortal peril now, and Firae must find the best path to resolving the issue, and things become complicated when he meets Tash at last.
Firae and Tash do not like each other. Firae is an elven king, raised to believe in the superiority of being royal, to believe that the world outside of the elven kingdoms is of little consequence. Tash, exiled to that world by Firae himself years before, is angry, bitter, and much too smart for his own good. Sparks fly between the two from the start.
But that aspect, while I loved it (it's a big thing for me, that kind of story), it pales in comparison to the sheer adventure of the story, which I simply could not put down - I read it in a day. Tash, Firae, Brissa, and her sister Cliope are in a mad race against the end of the world and you are feeling it as you read, you are pulled right along with them. There are twists and turns around every corner. There are things you will not see coming. For fans of the first book, Brieden and Sehrys still have a very important role to play in this sequel, and it is no less exciting than the rest of it. All the story threads are expertly woven together and they form a tapestry of epic adventure that will definitely leave you breathless.
Basically, I loved The Sidhe. I loved it so much. But I love The King and the Criminal more. As I read, I remembered back to another time when I felt like this about the middle part of a trilogy - when I watched The Two Towers in movie theaters. Yeah. This is all the sky-high screaming excitement of the battle of Helm’s Deep and it goes through the entire book.
The King and the Criminal is better than The Sidhe, in my eyes. Ashe has outstripped herself as a writer, and she was already amazing. The universe of The Heart of All Worlds is rich, colorful, violent, exciting, terrifying - everything you want in a fantasy epic and more. Highly recommended. - A Scattered Thoughts and Rogue Words Review (A Julia Review)
Rating 5 out of 5 stars
What happens when the fairytale ends but the journey continues? Book II of the Heart of All Worlds series finds Sehrys and Brieden living peacefully in Khryslee. But when King Firae breaches an ancient, spellbound pact by crossing The Border into Villalu in pursuit of a convicted criminal and is trapped there, Sehrys is forced to ascend the throne in his absence, a role he was once groomed for, but Brieden fears and dreads. Meanwhile, Firae must rely on the very criminal he was after to help him reach home alive—a man his own mother exiled long ago but who awakens something in his heart more potent than his sworn duties as king.
As each man struggles to understand his own destiny, devotion, and legacy, a deeper and more urgent truth confronts them all Their world is in far greater danger than they realized, and each of them plays an integral part in its fate.
The King and the Criminal by Charlotte Ashe is the second novel in the author’s “The Heart of All Worlds†series. I had previously reviewed the first entry “The Sidheâ€, which was a favourite of mine, and I’m happy to say that this one is a more than worthy successor.
While Brieden and Sehrys still play a pivotal role and there is quite a bit of character development for them, we now get to follow the journey of another pair of characters who both have already been introduced in the first book ruler of one of the Sidhe nations and Sehrys’ former fiancée Firae and Tash, a Sidhe who has been exiled to the human lands for his crimes. But even more so than in the first book the romance part of the story is intricately intertwined with greater narrative of political upheaval and a more imminent threat to the whole of Villalu. The author did a fantastic job in balancing out the change of focus. Not one scene feels superfluous or out of place here.
Tash and Firae are both really interesting and engaging characters and I have greatly enjoyed following the progression of their relationship. I’m especially fond of Tash because unlike Sehrys or Firae he was not naturally gifted with powerful magical abilities or influence but relies mostly on his wits and aptitude for learning to work through a tricky situation. Firae on the other hand is rather impulsive and temperamental. You can see how there is much for them to learn from one another. While theirs is definitely not a love-hate type of relationship, there is quite a bit of wariness (but also mutual sexual attraction) between them at the beginning of their journey. The pacing is really well done and I found it quite believable that these two would eventually develop stronger feelings for each other.
Much to my delight the human twin sisters Cliope and Brissa are getting more attention this time as well as they keep on working towards uniting Villalu under the rule of the latter. And though they seem to be making good progress in that regard, things aren’t as simple as an ancient magic threatens to destroy all of humanity and it is up to a select few to prevent it from happening. The world building is quite detailed and this time we get to see more of what’s going on behind the barrier and learn in greater detail about the culture, society and magic of the Sidhe.
If you’re a fan of Fantasy and are looking for a well-written story with detailed world building and engaging characters, I can only recommend this series and you can be certain that I’ll be eagerly awaiting its continuation.
I simply adore the cover and interior illustrations by Sarah Sanderson. They are so unique and beautiful. I especially like that if you compare the covers of the two books, you can clearly see the difference in the dynamics between the two couples based on their gestures and facial expressions alone.
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