Most sequels fail to capture the spirit of the first novel, and fewer manage to eclipse it. Pieces of Eight flows right in tandem with Frey, the perfect albeit wild sequel. By this point I was still in Frey's story, lost in her quest for her memories. The love scenes were steamy and romantic, the company entertaining and each character manages a life of their own. Now I'm biting my fingernails waiting to see what trouble they'll fall into next, how she adjusts to getting all her memories back and what to do about "the human problem".
Excellent book! ( )

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Frey is still an outcast. Struggling to regain memories and being assaulted with blackouts here and there, she can't hope to help in the fight against the council members that bound her.

It felt like nothing happened in this novel for the first 40% or so. They journeyed out, it got too dangerous, and they returned to the castle. Much of this novel's plot is in the character development, and the rediscovery of Frey's memories. The final moments, just as in the first book in this series (see yesterday's post for a review), are the most thrilling.

The quick plot point of Molly seems relevant because of the 'next' book in this series, simply titled 'Molly. It's one of those 2.5 instalments which I've never really had much to do with before. Hopefully it's a good one.

Something I would have liked to see a bit more of would be some foreshadowing. The reader finds things out at the same pace that Frey does, and I would have liked to have a bit more over Frey. The journal is a good thing, but I feel like including that just for the reader in the beginning, then letting Frey find out slowly would have provided more suspense.

The character development of Frey and even Fannie is good. I did like Frey, even if she didn't seem very bright at times. It was slightly frustrating that she didn't want to train. She needed to be able to protect herself! But then again, I'm not sure I would want to train with Ruby either.

The PDF form of this novel was so much better than the one previously. The print was large enough for me to read comfortably and I didn't squint.

I'd recommend this for teens, as I don't think it has enough depth for adults. A decent enough fantasy I suppose. Take it or leave it either way in my opinion. ( )