The Betrayed
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4.3 • 60 Ratings
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- $11.99
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- $11.99
Publisher Description
Kiera Cass brings another sparkling romance to a stunning conclusion in this sequel to the instant #1 New York Times bestseller The Betrothed.
Can you follow your heart when it’s already broken?
After fleeing Coroa and leaving the memory of her beloved Silas behind, Hollis is unsteadily adjusting to life in Isolte. The Eastoffe family’s affection is a balm on her weary spirit, though Etan, a surly cousin with a deep distaste for Coroans, threatens to upset the uneasy peace she’s found.
While tensions at home ratchet up, disquiet in the kingdom of Isolte is reaching a fever pitch. The Eastoffes may have the power to unseat a tyrannical king—but only with Hollis’s help.
Can a girl who’s lost it all put the fate of her adopted homeland over the secret longings of her heart?
Customer Reviews
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i’m glad that they got their kingdom back, but I think it was extremely annoying how she had to end up with her husband‘s cousin within like two months of him dying. that is so unrealistic and I feel like it was really annoying how she had to end up with him.
I loVE
Like please read this series it’s so frickin good
Ugh 😩, I knew this was going to happen. See my review of The Betrothed, I totally called it.
Hollis went through a traumatic, character defining experience at the end of the first book, but when we get to this one, it’s like it never happened. There are no lasting effects or consequences for anything. Why care when it doesn’t matter? 🤷♂️
The pacing is atrocious. I was hoping that Kiera Cass had moved beyond the “instant romance” trope of YA. But no, relationship development goes as far as, “you like the color red? So do I! We must be soulmates.”
Outside of all the bad storytelling, there’s not a lot to say here, other than it’s boring.
It’s hard to sum-up what happened in this book because it didn’t feel like anything actually happened. I mean obviously stuff happened, but it didn’t seem like there was any real progress made (kind of like when a politician is asked a debate question, they’re talking but they’re not actually saying anything).
Difficult to say without a third book, but this felt like a stopgap entry that could ultimately be skipped. I don’t know if there is a third book planned, but I think this series would greatly benefit from one.
Lastly, the worst part is this line at the end of the book:
“It is surprisingly easy to teach people not to hate.”
Um… have you met people? 🤦♂️