★★★★★ 5/5
The Perilous Sea by Sherry Thomas
Summary:
After spending the summer away from each other, Titus and Iolanthe (still disguised as Archer Fairfax) are eager to return to Eton College to resume their training to fight the Bane. Although no longer bound to Titus by a blood oath, Iolanthe is more committed than ever to fulfilling her destiny—especially with the agents of Atlantis quickly closing in.
Soon after arriving at school, though, Titus makes a shocking discovery, one that makes him question everything he previously believed about their mission. Faced with this devastating realization, Iolanthe is forced to come to terms with her new role, while Titus must choose between following his mother’s prophecies—and forging a divergent path to an unknowable future.
This is like the YA Version of The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss but better! Ahhh! I seriously can’t get enough of Sherry Thomas and her amazing writing (and to think that English was her second language)!
This is the sequel to The Burning Sky (which you absolutely must read before this — it’s AMAZING) that continues the storyline. Thomas writes in two timelines simultaneously (the past and the present), leaving cliffies in every chapter.
Once you start reading, you seriously cannot stop (or die trying). It’s just continuous plot twist after twist to the point where you begin to wonder if Thomas has anything left for the final book. The characters are developed so much more and things suddenly become a lot more complicated than they seem. Tbh, I didn’t expect this book to be great. I’ve read plenty of series where the first book is amazing but then it slowly…dwindles…down…But no worries – this isn’t the case here!
I can’t wait for the final book. I wish this could be more than a trilogy 😦
tldr: I highly recommend this book (make sure to read The Burning Sky first though). An exciting journey from start to finish.
Recommend for: High Fantasy/Magic readers