Young adult literature…ah what a genre. It truly owns my heart. Almost all of what I love to read falls under that category, but there are outliers. Those outliers belong here. Read on to find a book with a bit more sophistication and complex content from the adult fiction category.
The Name of All Things (A Chorus of Dragons #2)
Title: The Name of All Things (A Chorus of Dragons #2)
Author: Jenn Lyons
Review: 3/10
Synopsis: Kihrin D'Mon is a wanted man.
Since he destroyed the Stone of Shackles and set demons free across Quur, he has been on the run from the wrath of an entire empire. His attempt to escape brings him into the path of Janel Theranon, a mysterious Joratese woman who claims to know Kihrin.
Janel's plea for help pits Kihrin against all manner of dangers: a secret rebellion, a dragon capable of destroying an entire city, and Kihrin's old enemy, the wizard Relos Var.
Janel believes that Relos Var possesses one of the most powerful artifacts in the world―the Cornerstone called the Name of All Things. And if Janel is right, then there may be nothing in the world that can stop Relos Var from getting what he wants.
And what he wants is Kihrin D'Mon.
The Ruin of Kings (A Chorus of Dragons #1)
Title: The Ruin of Kings (A Chorus of Dragons #1)
Author: Jenn Lyons
Review: 8/10
Synopsis: Kihrin grew up in the slums of Quur, a thief and a minstrel's son raised on tales of long-lost princes and magnificent quests. When he is claimed against his will as the missing son of a treasonous prince, Kihrin finds himself at the mercy of his new family's ruthless power plays and political ambitions.
Practically a prisoner, Kihrin discovers that being a long-lost prince is nothing like what the storybooks promised. The storybooks have lied about a lot of other things, too: dragons, demons, gods, prophecies, and how the hero always wins.
Then again, maybe he isn't the hero after all. For Kihrin is not destined to save the world.
He's destined to destroy it.