Fyrebirds Series: Nightbirds #2 Published by Penguin on August 27, 2024
Genres: Young Adult Fiction / Fantasy / Dark Fantasy, Young Adult Fiction / Fantasy / Epic, Young Adult Fiction / Fantasy / Romance
Pages: 384
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With tensions rising and their powers no longer a secret, the Nightbirds must decide for whom and for what they are willing to fight for and how far they will go in the spellbinding sequel to the international bestseller Nightbirds.
The Nightbirds were once their city’s best-kept secret, but now the secret’s out. What’s more, they can do feats of magic no one has seen in centuries. They’re like the Fyrebirds of old: the powerful women who once moved mountains, parted seas, and led armies. Some say that when four join together, they become a force that shakes the earth and sends magic rippling through it. It does seem as if something has awoken in Eudea, but the four girls responsible don’t want the world to know the full extent of what they can do—at least not yet.
As the new leader of Eudea works to lift the prohibition on magic, the churchmen who do not support it—and the gang lords who profit from it—whisper rebellion. The secret resistance who once sheltered the Nightbirds is rallying, too. Smelling blood in the water, an ambitious Farlands king threatens to take Eudea. As war looms, and the empire’s fate hangs from a knife’s edge, the Nightbirds have to decide if becoming more than that are—Fyrebirds—to protect Simta is worth losing themselves entirely and the lives and loves they might have had.
Review:
Great continuation in this politcally motivated magic fueled story. A trope that is well known what we all been told all about nightbirds is untrue and the controlling higher ups who want to keep there magic to themselves. I unsure if it this is just a two book series or if we get more but i loved both books.
About Kate J. Armstrong
Growing up in the bustle of northern Virginia, Kate was forever imagining herself into wilder and more magical worlds. After graduating college, she took some advice from two of her favorite teachers: she grabbed a backpack, bought a one-way ticket, and went off on an adventure. She ended up in Australia, where she got a Masters degree in Journalism and started writing novels for real. She worked as a nonfiction writer and editor, working on travel guides and coffee table books about everything from climbing Mount Everest to life in space to DIYing confetti earrings. She also spent a few years as a high school English teacher. In 2018 she started The Exploress, a podcast that travels back through history to find out what life was like for ladies of the past. When she’s not writing or in her recording booth, you will probably find her hiking mountains, baking brownies, finding excuses to dress up in historical attire, or reading way past her bedtime. She lives in Melbourne, Australia, with her husband and their noble greyhound, Galahad.
