Falling Kingdom Series by Morgan Rhodes, and Michelle Rowen - Reading from 'Gathering Darkness (Falling Kingdoms #3)' from July 24th 2019

[Susan]

Maddie what if I send you the next book....lol....then you didn't buy it. I want to keep reading but don't want to leave you out of it!!!

[Shae]

Susan wrote: "Maddison wrote: "Yeah Lucia is the stolen one.

I forgot the hawk was watching in the Prologue. But the Hawk is Alexius, and was watching one of them in the courtyard as well. I'm not sure, I think..."

(view spoiler)[ so Alexius is just a hawk, not a person at all? I didn’t even get that name of the hawk, wait did they maybe talk of this at the sanctuary? I got confused in that chapter! (hide spoiler)]

[Maddie]

@Susan: Do you mean send me the ebook? You're really keen for me to keep going aren't you XD I suppose I could, and just buy the physicals later on... I'm keeping up with Shae now though as we will motivate each other.

@Shae: Yes that was the Sanctuary chapter. And (view spoiler)[Alexius is a Hawk when he's in the human world, but I don't think he is in the Sanctuary world... (hide spoiler)]

[Shae]

Chapter 7 (view spoiler)[ so Aron and Cleo slept together, that’s the secret he holds! I feel bad for her that she is so controlled by that as she doesn’t want anyone to know she was touched before wedlock! I hate Aron, so glad Theon just found her! (hide spoiler)]

[Maddie]

Yeah, your updates are going to be really good for me, going to refresh my memory XD

[Susan]

Maddison wrote: "@Susan: Do you mean send me the ebook? You're really keen for me to keep going aren't you XD I suppose I could, and just buy the physicals later on... I'm keeping up with Shae now though as we will..."

No I meant ship a physical book to you

[Maddie]

XD That would be the best thing in the world. I probably could get the ebooks but I'm going to have to wait to get the physicals in May or even after then, who knows. I can only order them online, don't have the physicals here.

[Shae]

Chapter 8 (view spoiler)[ ok that was crazy! I don’t know how I feel about Magnus yet, I’m getting the vibes that he isn’t that great. Just the way he spoke to the maid, and also the things he is doing do the guys who like Lucia. I can’t beleive that’s how Magnus got his scar though! And for his dad to threaten him by saying he will hurt his mum and sister if he tells anyone. I was going to comment about Tobias and how I don’t get his character and how he is buddied with the king rather than Magnus, and then the king kills him!!! Whattttt! So this kingdom (the L one) plus the B guy (forget his name hahaha) are forming an alliance to take over Cleo’s kingdom (the A one 😝) (hide spoiler)]

[Shae]

Chapter 9 (view spoiler)[ so Emelie was in love with Theon’s Dad! And after hearing the story that Paeleasian could have magic berries that would help Emelie get sick, Cleo wants to venture there. That is going to be a disaster if they want her dead!! (hide spoiler)]

[Maddie]

L = Limeros
B guy = Chief Basilius from Paelsia (I think?), the poor one with the wine
A one = Auranos, the rich one

[Shae]

Maddison wrote: "L = Limeros
B guy = Chief Basilius from Paelsia (I think?), the poor one with the wine
A one = Auranos, the rich one"

Chief Basilius is the guy with the wine? I thought the chief was from a kingdom in between Paeleia and Auranos?

[Susan]

Shae wrote: "Chapter 9 [spoilers removed]"

I thought the same thing BUT I think Cleo's father hadn't kept her fully in the loop about the unrest from the last visit and the killing of Tomas. I know she knew there were issues I just don't think she knew just how bad it was, or did she? I'm fuzzy whether she knew fully the problems the jerk Aron made for her or any of the Auranosian's (not sure if that's how you spell that...lol) There is no way I would want to venture back into that kingdom and not have Theon by my side. Crazy girl :D

[Maddie]

I think it was just Auranians Susan XD

@Shae: Oh maybe XD I just thought it was from Paelsia.

[Susan]

The chief is the one who is in charge of Paeleia. He doesn't go by king just chief

[Maddie]

Oh yay I was right!

[Shae]

Susan wrote: "Shae wrote: "Chapter 9 [spoilers removed]"

I thought the same thing BUT I think Cleo's father hadn't kept her fully in the loop about the unrest from the last visit and the killing of Tomas. I kno..."

Yeh it seems like the king hasn’t told Cleo about the backlash from their visit to Paelesia. It will be interesting that’s for sure!

[Shae]

Chapter 14 (view spoiler)[ so Lucia has discovered her magic eeekkk I wonder how they will hide that from the king and Sabina! I thought it was crazy how the king had burnt a witch, but seemed like he wanted Lucia to use her powers or something (well that’s my assumption).

It annoys me that Cleo is playing with Theon! As I think he really likes her! (hide spoiler)]

[Maddie]

@Shae: Of course he really likes her, and she him XD

[Shae]

Maddison wrote: "@Shae: Of course he really likes her, and she him XD"

But in the last scene she wasn’t really acting that way, she was doing all those things to manipulate him

[Maddie]

It'll come out in the end I feel XD She's in denial.

[Shae]

Chapter 15 (view spoiler)[ ok so that chapter just set up the idea that Sabine could have been the witch the king had a thing with before his wife, and therefore Cleo could be the magical one too!! (hide spoiler)]

[Shae]

Chapter 22 (view spoiler)[ wow so Sabine is dead! Yay!! But what will the king do now he knows Lucia has awakened her magic!

And Cleo is being used for ransom. I totally think something is going to bloom romantically between Jonas and Cleo! (hide spoiler)]

[Shae]

Chapter 25 (view spoiler)[ noooooooo Theon!!!!!!! :,( (hide spoiler)]

[Shae]

Susan wrote: "Chapters 15 - 25
I'm loving this book more now then I did in the beginning. Now if only I could get my daughter to read this series next.


I love that Cleo is this meek princess that sits back and..."
(view spoiler)[ it’s funny because I actually thought the kiss and love between Theon and Cleo was a bit insta lovey, but when you say what you said, I totally agree with you. I don’t even know what made it that for me... but now he is gone! I think maybe because it’s kind of leading us to think something might happen with Jonas, I don’t know whether the love and relationship side is a bit in your face and not woven naturally?

But I am loving this book! Like totally digging all the politics etc! And I do love all the relationship.... except Magnus lusting over his non blood sister. I see it exactly as you did Susan, I still think it’s weird.

I’m actually really not liking Magnus as much as the story goes one, and maybe Cleo’s perception of him in that last chapter has helped this opinion. (hide spoiler)]

[Maddie]

Time to pick this one up and get way far in :D

[Maddie]

Shae wrote: "Chapter 15 [spoilers removed]"

(view spoiler)[Yeah Sabine is the one the King had a thing with, but it's Magnus' dad as the King, who's with Lucia, not Cleo. (hide spoiler)]

[Shae]

Maddison wrote: "Shae wrote: "Chapter 15 [spoilers removed]"

[spoilers removed]"

But that chapter was about (view spoiler)[ the king from Auranos and him having a relationship with a witch, wasn’t it? So what I was saying was they both could have been the lover of Sabine’s (hide spoiler)]

[Maddie]

I suppose, trying not to get confused XD

[Shae]

Maddison wrote: "I suppose, trying not to get confused XD"
Haha your confusing me 😝

[Shae]

Chapter 26 (view spoiler)[ ahhhhh Magnus kissed Lucia!!!!! Well that rejection seems like it’s going to turn him evil! (hide spoiler)]

[Maddie]

Oops XD

[Shae]

Chapter 32 (view spoiler)[ oh my god, that chapter 😩 she was so close to helping emelia and now she is gone! And that lady knew she was the princess! Ahhh I’m loving this story!

Jonas is starting to show his good side more and more, I am really rooting for him and Cleo I think!

And so Sabine seems like she was the witch who was with the king of auranian before he marries, as it sounds like she is the one who put the protection spell on his castle every year, as the other king of Limeros sent her head in a parcel to the king of auranian. (hide spoiler)]

[Shae]

Chapter 33 (view spoiler)[ ok my last comment was wrong, the witch wasn’t Sabina, she was someone totally loyal to the king of auranian. I can’t believe they got into the castle now, this is getting hectic! (hide spoiler)]

[Shae]

Finished (view spoiler)[ wow that was crazy!!! So many people are dead! The king, emelie... now Cleo has been found after fleeing the castle. That last comment from Jonas has me excited for book 2! And loannes actually wants to kill Lucia! I need book two ASAP! (hide spoiler)]

[Maddie]

Yay can't wait to get finished!

[Maddie]

Shae wrote: "Chapter 26 [spoilers removed]"

You bet XD

[Maddie]

Shae wrote: "Susan wrote: "Chapters 15 - 25
I'm loving this book more now then I did in the beginning. Now if only I could get my daughter to read this series next.


I love that Cleo is this meek princess that..."

(view spoiler)[Yeah I hated the whole Magnus transition too, and I disliked that insta love! I still see it as insta love.. As the attraction was there right from the start and founded off nothing. It was a love to hate relationship, and I'm not a fan of that as I really can't relate.. (hide spoiler)]

[Maddie]

Shae wrote: "Chapter 32 (view spoiler)[oh my god, that chapter 😩 she was so close to helping emelia and now she is gone! And that lady knew she was the princess! Ahhh I’m loving this story!

Jonas is starting to show his go..." (hide spoiler)]

I just groaned at that sad chapter, so typical. If only she'd looked earlier it would have been fine.

[Susan]

Shae wrote: "Finished [spoilers removed]"

I felt the same way. I got book 2 but I am waiting patiently to read it. Did you want to slap your head when Cleo went into the crowd??? I mean did she not think they would be on the lookout for her uggggg

[Maddie]

Yeah I knoooow I got total Arya vibes from her in that moment though!

[Shae]

Susan wrote: "Shae wrote: "Finished [spoilers removed]"

I felt the same way. I got book 2 but I am waiting patiently to read it. Did you want to slap your head when Cleo went into the crowd??? I mean did she no..."

Yes I was soooo annoyed! She was so close to escaping too! Idiot!

[Shae]

Maddison wrote: "Yeah I knoooow I got total Arya vibes from her in that moment though!"

Haha yes!! You can tell your on a GoT binge 😝

[Susan]

I need to watch GoT. I have never seen it before

[Maddie]

Haha you bet Shae!

@Susan: Oh you must! I watched 3 episodes today, potentially 4 we shall see how far I get!

[Susan]

I've been wanting to watch it just never seem to. Is it on Hulu or Netflix do you know?

[Maddie]

Not Netflix, at least not NZ version, and we don't have Hulu here, at least not that I know of. I just stream it online :p

[Shae]

Where do you stream it online from? I want to do a rewatch! I also want to read the whole series :/ haha another one to get to!

[Shae]

Susan wrote: "I need to watch GoT. I have never seen it before"

Oh you must watch it! It is sooo good. Love all the political drama between the kingdoms etc. in my review I actually said that falling kingdoms was a YA version of GoT 😝

[Maddie]

Yes it basically is Shae!

I watch it on www.ling.com or something, probably not legal XD At least I do when I'm not downstairs with the DVD player (have the first 3 seasons on disc). My laptop doesn't have a disc drive.

[Maddie]

And yes Shae I also want to read Game of Thrones! :D Maybe we can all do those XD

Also I'll be watching more episodes while I'm at your place :p Assuming I haven't finished by then!