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

[Shae]

Maddison wrote: "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!"

Yes let’s all read GoT after this series 👍🏼👍🏼

[Maddie]

I'm super keen to! :o I need to actually start that series again and finish finally! As it'll be around the time GoT finished so it'll be good!

I'm not sure how they're closing up the show without the last book having been released yet..

[Shae]

Susan are you happy to start rebel spring in a few days? Maddie is going to read ebook until her physical comes as she is ordering it. So she said she will keep up with us if we want to start. I just dont want to forget details!

[Susan]

I would love to start it any time you guys are ready

[Maddie]

Will let you know!

[Maddie]

Susan Shae is at 13%. I can't find the ebooks online anymore, so I'll either have to wait until Shae can send the ebooks to me, or until my bookdepository order comes in.

[Maddie]

Starting Rebel Spring

[Maddie]

9% (view spoiler)[I think Magnus and Cleo will fall in love...

And Lucia managed to bring down the Auranos walls, right? That's why she's in a coma, burnt out too much power? (hide spoiler)]

[Maddie]

17% (view spoiler)[Yay Lysandra comes back!
Also so cool knowing that Lucia isn't in a proper coma, she visited Sanctuary! (hide spoiler)]

[Shae]

Maddison wrote: "9% I think M?"
(view spoiler)[
I’m still banking on Jonas and Cleo...

Yeh she brought them down with her magic and so it’s work her out (hide spoiler)]

[Shae]

Maddison wrote: " 17%!"

(view spoiler)[ yes I like how Lysandra links in with Jonas now.

And yes it’s like the sanctuary is a dream place. Alexus is not good though right? (hide spoiler)]

[Maddie]

(view spoiler)[I don't think we know about Alexius yet, although I assumed he was good? (hide spoiler)]

[Shae]

24% (view spoiler)[ Ahh I hate Aron! He is such a pig! Taking joy in pulling Cleo’s family portraits down was just so rude!

I hope Cleo agrees to be Jonas spy! He hit the nail on the head by reassuring her that once the king doesn’t need Cleo anymore as a distraction, he will dispose of her.

I wonder what this road is for.... (hide spoiler)]

[Shae]

Maddison wrote: "[spoilers removed]"

(view spoiler)[ I think in the last book the watchers were all talking and something about him or some other watching using Lucia for her magic (hide spoiler)]

[Maddie]

(view spoiler)[Yeah so they could make both worlds coexist side by side and not die out. (hide spoiler)]

[Shae]

Maddison wrote: "[spoilers removed]"

(view spoiler)[ I just remember at the end of falling kingdoms thinking that alexus was bad. (hide spoiler)]

[Shae]

31% (view spoiler)[ wow that massacre in the camp was crazy. Vara seemed like she had turned delirious in the way she acted. It was sad that her father saw and then came to get the guards too. I love how Lysandra shot her arrow and then Jonas did too to protect her from being discovered.

I wonder what caused the tornado! (hide spoiler)]

[Susan]

I started today but I only made it through the prologue so far and again it starts off with a bang. Morgan Rhodes knows how to start a book with a bang. She grabs you and makes you need to read more. I will catch up as soon as The Raven Boys are done for me

[Shae]

Susan wrote: "I started today but I only made it through the prologue so far and again it starts off with a bang. Morgan Rhodes knows how to start a book with a bang. She grabs ..."

Yes definitely knows how to start with a bang! This is another great page turner.

[Shae]

40% (view spoiler)[ Mira 😢😢😢😢 I hate king gaius, like I always did, but this book is just adding more and more to that hatred.

And Lucia is awake! I’m sus on the queen, I think she is doing something to make her keep sleeping. (hide spoiler)]

[Maddie]

Hooly dooly Shae 40% already! :o I'll try to catch up tomorrow but who knows, working all day and then want to keep up with my other buddy reads. I'll try have it all caught up by end of Thursday though.

[Shae]

50% (view spoiler)[ yesssssss Jonas and Cleo kiss!!!!

I love this plan they are about to do! (hide spoiler)]

[Shae]

64% (view spoiler)[ wow the king was ready for that rebel attack! And now Cleo is married to Magnus 😩 (hide spoiler)]

[Shae]

68% (view spoiler)[ who is Lucia becoming!!!!! (hide spoiler)]

[Shae]

80% (view spoiler)[ ok now I can see something happening with Magnus and Cleo!!! (hide spoiler)]

[Shae]

84% (view spoiler)[ Brion 😢😢😢😢😢😢 I loved him! (hide spoiler)]

[Maddie]

Shae wrote: "24% (view spoiler)[Ahh I hate Aron! He is such a pig! Taking joy in pulling Cleo’s family portraits down was just so rude!

I hope Cleo agrees to be Jonas spy! He hit the nail o..." (hide spoiler)]

(view spoiler)[I also hated the way the King told his wife that he only found love in his mistress, not his wife! (hide spoiler)]

[Maddie]

Shae wrote: " 31% (view spoiler)[wow that massacre in the camp was crazy. Vara seemed like she had turned delirious in the way she acted. It was sad that her father saw and then came to get t..." (hide spoiler)]

(view spoiler)[Yeah that was all so crazy! Wonder what that tornado was, some kind of magic?? (hide spoiler)]

[Maddie]

36% (view spoiler)[Oh my, Mira died! Isn't that Nic's sister and Cleo's friend? (hide spoiler)]

[Maddie]

37% (view spoiler)[Oh man Lucia's mother is trying to kill her eventually! Keeping her asleep until she has the strength! (hide spoiler)]

[Maddie]

Shae wrote: "
40% (view spoiler)[Mira 😢😢😢😢 I hate king gaius, like I always did, but this book is just adding more and more to that hatred.

And Lucia is awake! I’m sus on the queen, I think..." (hide spoiler)]

Yeah she said she did

[Shae]

Maddison wrote: "37% [spoilers removed]"

(view spoiler)[ yeh pretty crazy that she is planning to kill her! (hide spoiler)]

[Maddie]

Shae wrote: " 50% (view spoiler)[yesssssss Jonas and Cleo kiss!!!!

I love this plan they are about to do!" (hide spoiler)]

Is it weird I don't really feel any of the ships yet..

[Maddie]

Shae wrote: " 64% [spoilers removed]"

I did wonder why it was easy. Such a smart strategy Gaius had though!

[Maddie]

Shae wrote: " 68% [spoilers removed]"

I never saw this! (view spoiler)[And isn't Domitia the woman who Cleo stayed with when she was looking for the stuff for her sick sister Emilia? The exiled Watcher? (hide spoiler)]

[Maddie]

73% (view spoiler)[Oh wow is this Phaedra? Alexius' Watcher friend who's in love with a rebel, Jonas?? (hide spoiler)]

[Maddie]

74% (view spoiler)[Knew Lysandra was in love with Jonas... Earlier in that chapter I saw hints (hide spoiler)]

[Maddie]

Shae wrote: "
80% [spoilers removed]"

I always thought it would happen as soon as (view spoiler)[they had that thing in common earlier, about how they didn't want to marry each other. Weird thing to pick up on it, but I saw this (hide spoiler)]

[Maddie]

90% (view spoiler)[Uhhh Ashur just kissed Nic?? Where the heck did that come from.. And Nic likes him back?

So much unrequited love in this book though. (hide spoiler)]

[Maddie]

94% (view spoiler)[Thank God Magnus killed Aron! What a disgusting creature, wanting to rape women, preaching his own accomplishments like a slimeball. (hide spoiler)]

[Maddie]

96% (view spoiler)[Wow so Phaedra gave up her immortality for Jonas... They haven't even talked!

All of this romance is crazy (hide spoiler)]

[Shae]

Maddison wrote: "73% [spoilers removed]"

Yep!

[Maddie]

Review: First time reading this second book in the series, and it was super exciting! I found it pretty slow at the start, but it definitely did pick up. So many sudden plot twists, which are my total favourite! Realistic things that do happen just like that. And all of the interactions between characters was so great <3 Wonder what direction this story will take in the following books!
I am very glad I'm venturing into this series now while all of the books are out. This is a type of series I lose track of if I don't read them close together, so thank gosh.
I have to say my favourite character now is Cleo. I feel like I resonate with her the most out of everyone, and even then that isn't too much. Most YA fantasy characters I don't relate with.
I still can't wrap my head around how many small things happened in this book that made big things!

[Maddie]

I'll start #3 tonight!

[Sarah Elizabeth]

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Date changed. Restarting July 24th 2019. Happy Reading ☺

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