Amazing Series

Something you should all know about me is I am an avid reader. I love books; especially sci-fi, fantasy, and fairy tale stories. I read to relax, to escape, to control anxiety, and sometimes I just lose myself in it.

I recently finished a series I have been reading for several months and was bummed to see it end. It was off to amazon to find my next read, and I was not disappointed at all. The Gilded City series starting with House of Ash and Shadow by Leia Stone is amazing.

I have read more books in the past few years alone than I can count, but I have never been sucked into one like this. Her characters hook you within the first few pages and you can’t put it down. Fallon, the main character, immediately becomes so real to you and you become invested in how things are going to turn out. Before I knew it I had read all 304 pages, and had started on the second book, all in one day. It follows Fallon as she discovers that she has magic and moves to the Gilded City and is drawn into a very different world. She doesn’t know who she can trust, who wants her dead, and who just wants her gone. The more she learns about her birth mother the more confused she gets. And who couldn’t empathize with someone who can’t be touched by anyone at all, not even her own father?

The second book was every bit as good. I love that in House Of War and Bone she continues the story almost seamlessly, without a ton of back story connecting it to book one. Book two is currently only available on Kindle, but comes out on paperback in April. In this book you learn more about Fallon’s past and get to dive deeper into not only what her powers can do, but Ariyon’s as well. You get to know more about the royal family and their pasts as well as being able to better understand their motives and relationships.

The only disappointment I had in this series was when I finished book two and discovered I would have to wait two more weeks before the next book will be released on Kindle. House of Light and Ether will be release on Kindle on February 28th and Paperback on June 4th.

I can’t wait to see if Ariyon is able to reach Fallon and what will happen in the coming war. I enjoyed this series so much, I couldn’t help but share it with you. I tried my best to be spoiler free, but apologize if I failed. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.