Series: The Worldwalker Trilogy (bk. 2)
Genera(s): Paranormal Romance/Fantasy/Dystopian Sci-fi
Subjects: supernatural, witches, magic, parallel
universes
Setting: Salem, Massachusetts
POV/Tense: 3rd person POV, past tense: Lilly Proctor
Age/Grade Level: Teen
Length: 337 pgs.
HC/PB: Hardcover
List Price: $17.99
Publisher: MacMillan: Feiwel and Friends
Summary/ product description: “Worlds divide, magic slays,
and love lies in the second book of Josephine Angelini’s The Worldwalker
Trilogy.
"You
think I’m a monster, but my choices, as ruthless as they seem, are
justified."
Lily is
back in her own universe, and she's ready to start a new life with Rowan by her
side. True, she almost died in the Pyre that fueled their escape from New
Salem, and must hide her magic for the safety of everyone she cares about, but
compared to fighting the Woven, the monstrous creatures inhabiting the
alternate Salem, life is looking pretty good.
Unfortunately,
Lillian, ruthless ruler of the 13 Cities, is not willing to let Lily go that
easily. If she can’t persuade Lily to return to her world, she will force her
to come back by doing away with the ones she loves.
Picking
up right where Trial By Fire left off, Firewalker is another sexy, fast-paced,
heartbreaking thrill ride from internationally bestselling author Josephine
Angelini!”
My Review: Firewalker
is the exciting sequel to Trial by Fire. I packed with magic, romance, action
and adventure. Lily is back in her own world and Rowan is with her, helping her
recover from the pyre. Her body was burned greatly and he grows new skin for
her. Lily is communicating with Lillian across worlds, but keeps it a secret.
Lily and Rowan create a coven of mechanics that are Lily’s friends from school.
Rowan trains them in medicine, gives them will stones and teaches them to
fight. When finally back in the other world, they set out on an adventure.
This book was not a good as the first book because
there are a lot of slow moments and flashback. It’s always harder for me to
enjoy 3rd person perspectives, but the flashback, which were Lillian’s
memories, were in first person. The first book everything was new. In this book
it’s more about the bond of the coven and the relationship between a witch and
her claimed. The more exciting part happen when the fight with the Woven, which
are the strange and deadly creature lurking outside the wall cities. They are
much smarter further out west.
I do enjoy the characters. The most interesting
new-ish character is Breakfast, who’s this nerd from school that has the
mechanic ability. He’s really funny. I still like Rowen. He learned a lot about
Lily’s world when he was there through TV and the internet. He’s also a hot
part-native (Outlander) boy.
I really got exciting when Lily was trying to unravel
the mystery of what the Woven are. We know that the witches created them for
labor purposes, but why are they poisonous? Why do the kill people? Why do they
eat their dead? Hopefully the final book will answer this. My theory is that
they were people that the witches transfigured into monsters. Makes me think of
the ferals in Inhuman by Kat Falls.
I recommend this series to fantasy fans, especially
fans of parallel universe books such as: Tandem by Anna Jarzeb, A Thousand
Pieces of You by Claudia Gray, and Unraveling by Elizabeth Norris. And fans of
witch books. Also if you liked Red Queen or The Jewel or anything mix of
dystopian and fantasy.
Cover Art Review: I like the complexity of the cover.
The will stones are a nice touch.
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