⭐⭐⭐⭐½
Visions of Fury: Dusk & Embers Book 2
By K.V. Meadows
Visions of Fury was an emotional rollercoaster. I’ve been slowly thinking on it, turning the story over in my mind, since I finished it 12 hours ago.
It is the sequel to Solace of Dusk, in which two young women’s lives become intertwined on a quest to save their kingdom from evil — a spoiled princess wielding flame powers, Carys, and a Deaf dressmaker and dreamwalker, Durvla.
Book one introduced us to a slow-burn romance and an intricately woven magical realm where differences are feared and a tyrannical government punishes “Undesirables” (disabled folk in any form) and mages.
Book 2 expanded on this worldbuilding, delving into the gods and mythology of the realm as well as the ruling class’s greed, hypocrisy, and corruption.
Our beloved characters are back, with the addition of a highborn lady named Gwyneth, who is.. well, if I’m being honest, a bit like myself in her uncertainty and fear of change.
Gwyneth finds herself roped into an ancient prophecy, while Durvla and Carys, separated, try to find safety from tyrants and reach a mystical realm, Siad Nahar.
This book is heavy on misery. Our characters are tired, overexerted, and burnt out (Carys, literally.) I felt the dread creeping in as they faced one challenge after another, with no resolution in sight, and it pained me to watch the characters shut each other out and try to handle their emotional and physical traumas.
Once again, K.V. Meadows tugged on my heartstrings and kept me enthralled with her characters’ family/found family dynamics, internal turmoil, and, of course, not one but two slow-burn romances.
I won’t spoil the ending, but it will leave you desperately waiting for book 3.
⭐⭐⭐⭐½
Thank you K.V. Meadows for the Advance Readers Copy.
Visions of Fury is available on Kindle Unlimited. You can purchase regular copies here or signed copies on the author’s etsy
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