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The Immortal Crown

(Age of X #2)

Richelle Mead (Goodreads Author)

4.29 · Rating details · 7,993 ratings · 801 reviews

The #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Vampire Academy and Bloodline series returns with the second installment in her acclaimed Age of X series.

Gameboard of the Gods introduced religious investigator Justin March and Mae Koskinen, the beautiful supersoldier assigned to protect him. Together they have been charged with investigating reports of the supernatural and ...more

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Published May 29th 2014 by Dutton Adult (first published May 26th 2014)

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Apr 26, 2017 ~Poppy~ rated it it was amazing

“All those other flings I’ve had are just ashes in the wind, scattered and forgotten. But you . . . you’re the real thing. The fire that keeps burning in my life. You’re the one. There’s no one else I feel this connected to. And if I could do all those things, stay with you, make love—with the lights on—tell you everything that weighs on me, I would.”

Oh my god!!!!! It was amazing!!! I'm in shock right now !!!

Wowww!! What an ending!!

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Nov 07, 2013 Jessica ❁ ➳ Silverbow ➳ ❁ rated it liked it · review of another edition

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3.5 stars

After reading the first two books in this series back-to-back, I was reminded of something that often happens while I’m reading a book by Richelle Mead. I’ve already admitted to loving her, and I do, but oftentimes something, normally just a single thing, keeps me from love, LOVE, L-O-V-I-N-G whatever it is that I’m reading.

In Vampire Academy, the books were YA Urban Fantasy, and that brought inevitably adole ...more

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Apr 30, 2013 Faye, la Patata rated it really liked it

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I already said this before, but I'll gladly say it again: I was not a fan of Richelle Mead at all, but I am now because of this series. When I first ~~(tried to)~~ read Vampire Academy, I was hardly impressed. I remember going through the first ten to twenty pages and saying to myself with a scowl, "Mmm, juvenile writing. Too young. Meh. DNF." Honestly, between me and that series, we're pretty much done. Nada. But then I read Ga ...more

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Jun 04, 2013 ♥Rachel♥ rated it really liked it · review of another edition

4.5 Stars

The Immortal Crown was an impressive sequel, and even better than Gameboard of the Gods, in my opinion. I refreshed my memory (thank you Recaptains) I got right back into this story, and enjoyed the ride even more this time around.

Be warned, my review contains some spoilers if you haven’t read Gameboard of the Gods.

Justin and Mae are up to their usual, investigating “religious groups and supernatural claims” making sure they’re not a threat to the RUNA, Republic of United North America ...more

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Nov 03, 2013 Katelyn Miller rated it it was amazing

I am completely baffled that apparently some people didn't like the first book. However, it's not a complete surprise, if they were already R.Mead fans, for one main reason: aside from Vampire Academy/Bloodlines, her other series kind of sucked.

Georgina Kincaid was porn-without-plot for the most part. And Dark Swan (while pretty awesome on the whole) had maybe the worst ending of any series that has ever been written ever that basically devolved into me hating the main character with a passion. ...more

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Mar 07, 2013 Isabella marked it as to-read

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On-hold.

18/06/13

I'm aching for this book and it's just June 2013... Damn... A year to go before me holding it=pretty babies of awesomeness everywhere.

Age of X #2...... I'm here.... Waiting....
COME TO MAMA!!

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Feb 05, 2015 Helena Strickland rated it it was amazing

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OH MY GOD

WHOAH!!!! I mean what an ending??? So many plotwists!!!!

I can't wait for the third book!!!This is torture!!! ...more

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Aug 04, 2014 Ferdy rated it it was ok

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2.5 stars - Spoilers

I don't know why I bother with Richelle Mead anymore, her books used to be fun and entertaining but her latest releases have been rather poor in comparison. Admittedly, this one was slightly better than the first book… Things made more sense and some parts of the story were actually quite interesting. But overall, I was disappointed by everything… the world, plot and characters though improved still weren't good enough.

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Mar 26, 2014 Jennifer rated it really liked it

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★★★½
The Immortal Crown is the second installment in Richelle Mead's adult fantasy series titled Age of X. This multi-genre series is so complex in it's world building- it's a lot to take in. But if you can get through the first book Gameboard of the Gods, then I think you will be able to find your groove. I adore Richelle Mead but this series took me by surprise. If her name wasn't attached to it, I would not have recognized this as her writing. So far, I am not enjoying Age of X as much as her ...more

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Oct 25, 2013 Kaitlin rated it really liked it

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DAT COVER.

Anything mead writes is gold. I can't wait to get my hands on this book! ...more

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Jun 15, 2013 Μαρία Γεωργοπούλου rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

That was PHENOMENAL!!!!

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**ARC provided by Dutton Adult via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review**

I’ve said it many times and I am going to say it one more time: I absolutely love Richelle Mead’s books and “The Immortal Crown” is the best example! This book was amazing from the first page until the last! I loved the first book in this series and I couldn’t wait to read the second one and I excited to say that it was as great as I was expecting!

The author managed to create a very unique world-building with complicated social structure and a world that is, basically, consisted of two areas that are rich and advanced in technology and the rest of the world is almost barbaric. In this story, Mae and Justin, after their first encounter with the gods, are found themselves in one of the most barbaric areas, accompanying a diplomatic entourage. But both of them are chosen by two different gods that are not willing to let them go. And not only these gods are now in the game and all them have their own agenda.

This book is like a chess game. Gods want to come back and they use special people in order to succeed. Mae and Justin has to fight with enemies, gods and themselves in order to keep going and they start feeling like pawns.

Mae had the worst time in this book on so many levels. Their visit to a country where women were treated like lesser beings, her connection with a goddess that let her down at the end and the fact that she was raped, definitely tell us that she had a lot to deal with in the whole book. I really liked Mae because she’s strong and at the same time fragile. She wants to have the control in a situation but at the same time when she finds the right person she yields to him. Also, she is willing to do the right thing no matter how dangerous the situation is and that is something that I admire.

I like Justin also, although, there were times that I wanted to punch him! He’s very smart and know how to read people’s reactions and that’s why I am surprised that he didn’t realize what Odin meant for his relationship with Mae. I believe that he hasn’t realized that he really is on board with Odin no matter what he says. He made a bad decision and now Mae pays the consequences. These two seems different but deep down they are alike and they have to be together. I don’t know if it’s possible after everything that happened in this book but I’m looking forward for the next one!

Best thing in this book?? The appearance of a god I love to read about! I am not going to write any spoilers about that because you have to read the book in order to understand his appearance, but believe me, you’ll love it!

Definitely a great read! If you haven’t read the series yet, I recommend you to do it right away!!
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Mar 04, 2014 Jg rated it liked it · review of another edition

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I am normally a very fast reader, but it took me several days and lots of self-encouragement ("C'mon, you can do this, you can finish this!") before I managed to make it to the finish line, aka the end of the book. Ms. Mead is one of my favorite authors, but frankly, this series has been extremely difficult to get through. There's nothing wrong with her writing (it's impeccable, as always), the "world building", the characters. It's just the actual storyline for the series that is falling flat f ...more

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May 13, 2013 AH rated it it was amazing

Shelves: paranormal, arc-edelweiss, dystopian, 5-stars, babr-reviews, zzread-apr-2014

Initial Thoughts: Wow. Absolutely loved this book. Maybe it's because one of my favorite cities is the capital, but I digress. What an interesting combination of a futuristic society struggling with spiritual beliefs and the existence of all sorts of gods from various mythologies. Well done.

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Christal and I discuss The Immortal Crown on Badass Book Reviews as part of the monthly Jumble Your Genres Reading Challenge.

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Jul 14, 2013 Valeria Andrea rated it really liked it

This future citizen of the RUNA requests to be thrown back into this world.
NOW!
Please. Is there even going to be a next book? Because I haven't seen anything about it coming from Richelle Mead &, I tell you, I'm beginning to worry.
Anyway, I must go back, because I'm reeling with excitement.

If things that are supposed to be dead just stayed dead *sigh*

On the other hand, MAE!
Oh my beautiful amazing Mae, you are going to be okay. Worry not. For the love of Tom Hiddleston, you are a strong woman & ...more

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May 17, 2013 Sue (Hollywood News Source) rated it liked it

Shelves: good-but-lacking

Review also posted at Young Adult Hollywood.

Actual Rating: 3. 5 Stars

Immortal Crown is the sequel to Richelle Mead's Adult Scifi series, Gameboard of the Gods. On this follow up story, Mae Koskinen and Justin Marc are both busy doing a classified investigation in and out of RUNA and to add more conflict to the story, some of the humans that are marked by divine also called elects are turning one another. On their next mission Lucian Darling and his delegation along with Justin and Mae are headed Review also posted at Young Adult Hollywood.

Actual Rating: 3. 5 Stars

Immortal Crown is the sequel to Richelle Mead's Adult Scifi series, Gameboard of the Gods. On this follow up story, Mae Koskinen and Justin Marc are both busy doing a classified investigation in and out of RUNA and to add more conflict to the story, some of the humans that are marked by divine also called elects are turning one another. On their next mission Lucian Darling and his delegation along with Justin and Mae are headed to Arcadia, their neighbor country. In this society women are treated as "hot commodity" and their religion have a massive impact and influence on their government.

It is well established that I am a massive Richelle Mead fan. Almost everything she wrote, I completely devoured. Gameboard of the Gods is an outstanding book. I love every bits of it and that is so rich coming from someone who avoids the Sci-fi and Dsytopian section in bookstores. Immortal Crown is one of my highly anticipated books of 2014, with a heavy heart I'm going to tell you this book is disappointing. It sadly falls to the Sequel Syndrome. I would have never seen it coming from Richelle Mead since Frostbite, The Golden Lily are brilliant sequels that solidify my love for her series. Immortal Crown is more of an Succubus on Top hit or miss for me. It’s not engaging as it’s predecessor but the great thing about Georgina Kincaid is it got better after each book. I hope this will also be the case for Age of X series.

Immortal Crown started out in a dull note, I reassured myself it would pick up eventually. But no no no. Mead's mojo didn't worked out this time. The terms was hard to grasp. I was tiptoeing for the half of the book, thankfully Mead's usual recapping helped me somehow in refreshing my mind on what happened in the first book & understanding some of the points I can't wrap my mind with.

The misogynistic views of the Arcadian netizens, It was disgusting and twisted. It enrages me. It will definitely emit aggressive response from readers.The characters undergo on a little character development though I still believe their story arc should've gotten a pretty great thorough leap by now.
The twist of the story are completely unnecessary. The pent up sexual tension between Mae and Justin went overboard in the last 30% of the book.

Immortal Crown isn't the book I was hoping but I did really like it. It's not a terrible book in a long shot but I wish there are many things that could've furnish. Hopefully this will be a series that continue to get better in each installment.

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Jun 18, 2015 Sandra (LadyGrey Reads) rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: 2015-2016-reads, worth-re-reading-again-and-again, series-that-i-read, 2015-book-of-the-month, 5-star-favorites, 2015-top-ten

2015 Book Awards: Best Novel Runner-Up
2015 Book Awards: Most Action Packed Runner-Up
2015 Book Awards: Prom King Runner-Up
Awarded to Justin March
(information about these awards is available on my profile)

Alright, let me give you a rundown of my feelings right now

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SERIOUSLY WHAT WAS THIS BOOK?!?!?!

First, you have these amazing main characters with their backgrounds and their personal complications and their dealings in a post-apocalyptic world which I can actually see happening because of how the w ...more

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Jul 22, 2014 Lisa rated it it was amazing

This, if possible, was even better than the first book.

I'm so, so happy and it feels like I've swallowed starlight and it's going to burst out of me any second because damn it that book was awesome and I can't wait for more and I will rave about this because it deserves a shit ton of raving.

A shit ton.

In this book, Justin and Mae are going to Arcadia. Justin needs to thwart the high priest from spreading religion into RUNA and Mae needs to find her niece. Tessa is currently enrolled in another ...more

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Jun 17, 2013 Taschima rated it it was amazing

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SUCH a GREAT sequel! REVIEW TO COME...

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I like the cover... and I don't like the cover. I digress, maybe I just like the image. But it doesn't go with the first cover, at all, and that infuriates me. I really like this series, it's really good, but I like it when my covers align. It's like the planets align. So, not cool, here's to hoping they come out with another cover.

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Apr 27, 2013 Miniwriter12 rated it it was amazing

Can I just say... I AM SO FREAKING AWESOME FOR FINDING OUT ABOUT THE SERIES!!!

UH-huh. That's who I am. Total pure awesomeness. So, I'm really looking forward to reading Gameboard of the Gods, as well as this 'Untitled' one. If Age of X is going to be a bad series (probably- and hopefully- not), I will literally CRY. Like, no kidding. Not kidding AT ALL. (Note: The only reason that I'm putting caps lock on basically everything is because I'm too lazy to bold it) So.. Yeah! I hope it comes out so ...more

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Sep 21, 2013 Megan • Reading Books Like a Boss (book blog) rated it really liked it · review of another edition

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A brilliant blend of culture, religion and mythology, Richelle Mead totally pulled me into the Age of X series with this book. I'm all in, guys. The world Richelle Mead has created in this series is complex, multi-layered. Gameboard of the Gods didn't draw me in completely, and while I still liked it, I wasn't dying to get the follow up. I'm so glad I continued because The Immortal Crown made my jaw drop, it was so good.

In Gameboard, Justin March discovered something quite extraordina ...more

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Jun 24, 2017 Sharon Mariampillai rated it really liked it

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This was a great read. I thought this book was better than the first book, Gameboard of the Gods. The story was more developed. Also, I felt more of a connection to the characters. Justin and Mae were more interesting in this book, which I was actually really happy about. I hope the series continues to get better because I love Richelle Mead's writing style. That's the reason I loved the Vampire Academy and Bloodlines series because of her writing and her characters. The ending ended in a cliffh ...more

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Jan 24, 2014 ♆ BookAddict ✒ La Crimson Femme rated it really liked it

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When the gods and goddesses are restless, mortals beware. This is quite apparent as Mae and Justin are now the pawns of other supernatural entity. This one is allied to Justin's patron god. The latest quest they are sent on contains multiple purposes with a supposed win-win outcome. Ms. Mead never makes it easy.

Mae and Justin receive about equal time in this book railing at their patron or matron god. While Justin still fights the inevitable, Mae is just starting to be drawn into the fold. Mae s When the gods and goddesses are restless, mortals beware. This is quite apparent as Mae and Justin are now the pawns of other supernatural entity. This one is allied to Justin's patron god. The latest quest they are sent on contains multiple purposes with a supposed win-win outcome. Ms. Mead never makes it easy.

Mae and Justin receive about equal time in this book railing at their patron or matron god. While Justin still fights the inevitable, Mae is just starting to be drawn into the fold. Mae successfully fought off the last dark goddess who wanted her. This new one is giving her something she desperately wants. Not only is this new goddess dangling an irresistible bribe, she's paving the way to achieve Mae's secret desire. Mae wants to bring her niece back and when she learns what her niece will suffer if she's not saved, Mae will do anything to save her.

Ms. Mead's world building increases in this second book. It reminds me of Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale mixed with the socio-political style of Sheri S. Tepper's The Gate to Women's Country. The atrocities committed against the women in Arcardia is a thinly veiled commentary against chauvinistic patriarchal societies. Specifically, one could easily look to the Middle East to see where Ms. Mead received her inspiration. The misogyny in this story is almost overwhelming and more than I could bear. Many times, I wanted to be like Mae, a super solider capable of destroying all the males in this godforsaken hell hole run by a disgusting megalomaniac. A country run as a theocracy can be dangerous when the god they worship is petty, malevolent and finds human servants just as vile.

The males in this story are pretty bad. For the most part, I wanted to capture them and torture them for years. The amount of hatred generated by the scenes in this book is rare for me. In addition, I was in constant rage throughout most of the book. Ms. Mead did an excellent job with invoking emotion in her readers.

This book is more than a collection of women hating perverted abusers. It also shows the fickleness of both gods and mortals. It is disappointing to see the lack of faith a human will place in their matron or patron god. The unreasonable requirements and proof a mortal requires of their god is anathema to me. This is purely based on my own religious beliefs. Still, I can understand and appreciate the dilemma for Mae and Justin raised in a godless environment. This book didn't spend more time blending the different mythologies. Instead, it hinted at more gods and goddesses without confirmation or enough detail. This is a bit frustrating.

What I really enjoyed about this book other than the world and character building is the plot within plots. There are multiple strands which Ms. Mead is threading into a bigger picture. A reader needs to pay attention to even a minor character to catch what may unfold. Even the smallest item mentioned, such as a pins and needle sensation in one's extremities is a clue to something further down the line. I like authors who are capable of slipping in little details here and there only to be brought up again later on as something important. Multiple stories in parallel which merge into one cohesive storyline stimulates my mind. Ms. Mead does this consistently in this series. She also leaves the story in a terrific reveal and cliffhanger. I'm riveted and must read the next book. This book is recommended to those who enjoy not so subtle cultural commentary and fickle mortals in the hands of an angry god.

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Apr 15, 2013 Maja (The Nocturnal Library) rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

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For years now, Richelle Mead has been one of the most reliable authors on my list. Whether we’re talking about her Young Adult books or her adult fiction, we can always count on her to give us exactly what we need. And yet, with this series, she managed to surpass even such a stellar reputation. Her Age of X> series is more than just what we need, it’s what we secretly wished for and a few things we never even knew we wanted. This combination of genres is a dream come true for fans of speculativ For years now, Richelle Mead has been one of the most reliable authors on my list. Whether we’re talking about her Young Adult books or her adult fiction, we can always count on her to give us exactly what we need. And yet, with this series, she managed to surpass even such a stellar reputation. Her Age of X> series is more than just what we need, it’s what we secretly wished for and a few things we never even knew we wanted. This combination of genres is a dream come true for fans of speculative fiction and I dare say it’s only going to get better.

Gameboard of the Gods was a huge step in the right direction for Mead, and she continues on this new, more mature path with The Immortal Crown. Somewhere along the line, she has become a very admirable writer who has perfect control over her work. Her experience is clear from the structure of this novel and its flawless pacing. Her crisis moments and moments of quiet introspection are timed perfectly.

This time, Justin and Mae take us to Arcadia, a North American country that separated from the RUNA because it refused to denounce its religion. To Gemman citizens who live a more technologically and culturally advanced lives, Arcadia is the epitome of primitivism and backwardness. RUNA’s neighboring country and especially its culture were portrayed in rich detail and Mead was able to include a strong and clever feminist commentary without turning her book into a pamphlet.

Even the romance, the will-they-won’t-they dance that I found frustrating in the previous book didn’t bother me as much here. There was simply no time to focus on such matters, and while Justin and Mae’s chemistry is off the charts, I found I didn’t mind being patient about it at all.

Emily Shaffer narrates both this and Mead’s Bloodlines series. She is very confident in her work, and it clearly shows. Her voice characterization is excellent, Tessa’s accent is done beautifully without being exaggerated, and she has a great sensibility for the story, a clear understanding of where Mead wanted to take it and how. Sometimes narrators don’t read the story before they start working on it, and it’s always pretty obvious to me. Shaffer is familiar with Mead’s writinh which makes her own work far better than average.

As someone who’s been following Mead’s work from the start, I can say I am thrilled to have witnessed her growth as an author and will happily continue to do so in the future. There is no doubt in my mind that things will only get better from here, despite there being very little room for improvement left.

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Jan 15, 2014 Beth rated it really liked it

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The Immortal Crown is a highly complex, action packed plot filled with an extremely unique twist on many multiple cultural mythologies and deities that where worship. Richelle Mead has created an extraordinary world where gods and goddesses are vying for power and control. The humans are the game pieces and the earth is the gameboard. Unfortunately, you don't know who is friend in foe in this battle for supremacy.

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Mar 08, 2014 Yodamom rated it really liked it

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Action, Multi Cultural, Mythologies, Power Struggles, Zealots and Addictions and Fantastic Characters.
More action, more revelations and more powers and more game play than I've seen a book for a while. I was a bit lost. I hadn't read the first book so it took me a while to connect to this world. After about 30 % it all started to form together and I loved it the gods the power struggles the back room games. Illegal religions being taken down was a interesting plot line. Justin with his issues an ...more

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Jan 10, 2015 Kimberly rated it liked it

I enjoyed this one more than the first, as things are starting to finally fall into place.

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Jan 22, 2020 Alisha Brook rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

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4.5 stars

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May 09, 2014 Kristen rated it really liked it

This and other reviews are on my blog My Friends Are Fiction

My Thoughts:
Since Age of X is an adult series the books are slower paced than my typical young adult books but regardless, The Immortal Crown was so, so good. I am suffering a book hangover since I’ve finished and am struggling with figuring out what to highlight in this review.

I absolutely love the world that Mead has created. It feels 100% real to me. It is fairly complex and though I remember feeling vaguely confused in the first bo This and other reviews are on my blog My Friends Are Fiction

My Thoughts:
Since Age of X is an adult series the books are slower paced than my typical young adult books but regardless, The Immortal Crown was so, so good. I am suffering a book hangover since I’ve finished and am struggling with figuring out what to highlight in this review.

I absolutely love the world that Mead has created. It feels 100% real to me. It is fairly complex and though I remember feeling vaguely confused in the first book, Gameboard of the Gods, things came much faster to me in this installment. Even though I did not reread the first book I could recall the setting, story line and characters with ease.

Mead has created a very in depth, detailed infrastructure to her society and world. I love all the details and where in the first book it felt a bit overwhelming, in this one I loved each additional bit I learned about the society. In The Immortal Crown we venture into Arcadia, which is mentioned in book one but not explored. I was appalled with this society yet intrigued with watching our characters function in it.

I have always enjoyed the relationship between Justin and Mae but in this book I was behind them so much more. I was captivated with each moment they spent together. Though Justin was harder to stomach in the first book (possibly due to my lack of understanding him or his significant growth in this installment) I found myself really loving his character.

Tessa was present once again but I wasn’t as enthralled with her story line. I felt that Tessa’s sections were less about her personal growth and more advancement and background for the overall story-arc. This could be why these sections dragged a bit more for me. Really though, I just wanted to get back to Mae and Justin.

Final Thoughts:
The Immortal Crown built upon the complex world provided in Gameboard of the Gods and delved even deeper. I felt that this sequel was actually stronger than the first book and has set things up for an amazing third book.
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Jul 14, 2014 Deniz rated it really liked it

Shelves: adore, fantasy, paranormal, sci-fi

Another great instalment by Mead.

I think this is my favorite series by her so far.
The world building, just as expected by Mead, is great. In this novel even more details are added, more insights are given and I am even more intrigued.

The plot has just like in the first book, quite a few twists, and several are unexpected.
Mae and Justin are off on more mystery solving, trying to work out the different angles of people involved, all the scheming and politics that are going on, trying to find wh ...more

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May 22, 2016 Asia rated it really liked it

I had my guess who did that to her but I was so not expecting this twist! (view spoiler)["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]> ...more

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About Richelle Mead

Richelle Mead

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Scorpio Richelle Mead is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of urban fantasy books for both adults and teens. Originally from Michigan, Richelle now lives in Seattle, Washington where she works on her three series full-time: Georgina Kincaid, Dark Swan, and Vampire Academy.

A life-long reader, Richelle has always loved mythology and folklore. When she can actually tear herself away f ...more