Now I Rise is non-stop action, death, war, betrayal, and general bad-assery from Lada. They were loyal to her, and to the hope that perhaps she would find them a place in the world.įIVE. I plan on continuing with the series.They had nothing better, nowhere else to go. I would recommend to those interested in historical fantasy the setting is interesting and the characters are easy to relate to and engaging. Overall this was a good read and I enjoyed it. I enjoyed the setting and watching things slowly fall into darkness for Lada. The book ended up being very hard to put down after I got through the slow beginning. Meanwhile my heart broke for Radu, he is a gentle person surrounding by vicious and conniving people.

I continue to enjoy Lada as a heroine even as she becomes more vicious she always has reasons that she believes are sound for her actions and she is disturbingly convincing.

Radu is still with Mehmed supporting his efforts to take over Constantinople and to get Mehmed to notice him in other ways.īoth are trapped in a web of deceit, ambition, and violence. Lada is terrorizing the countryside in her efforts to claim the Wallachian throne. The story alternates between Lada and Radu. However after that first 80 pages or so things really got moving again and I was engaged in the story and found it hard to put down. The first part of this book was very slow for me. This is the second book in White’s “And I Darken” series. If she dies, he could never forgive himself-but if he fails in Constantinople, will Mehmed ever forgive him?” Torn between loyalties to faith, to the Ottomans, and to Mehmed, he knows he owes Lada nothing. Mehmed wants control of the city, and Radu has earned an unwanted place as a double-crossing spy behind enemy lines Radu longs for his sister’s fierce confidence-but for the first time in his life, he rejects her unexpected plea for help. But Mehmed has sent him to Constantinople-and it’s no diplomatic mission. What Lada needs is her younger brother Radu’s subtlety and skill. There’s no time to wonder whether he still thinks about her, even loves her. And thinking of Mehmed brings little comfort to her thorny heart. But brute force isn’t getting Lada what she wants. Filled with a white-hot rage, she storms the countryside with her men, accompanied by her childhood friend Bogdan, terrorizing the land. After failing to secure the Wallachian throne, Lada is out to punish anyone who dares to cross her blood-strewn path. All she has is what she’s always had: herself. Stand Alone or Series: 2nd book in the And I Darken series

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