Book Review

Basic Details:

Book Title: Blood Ties

Subtitle: (Agents of the Crown #2)

Author: Lindsay Buroker

Genre: Fantasy

Part of a series? Yes

Order in series: 2

Best read after earlier books in series? Yes

Available: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41352052-blood-ties

Overall score:

I scored this book 5/5

⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️

Short Summary of the book:

In the first book in the series, we met Jev and Zenia, initially as adversaries. Now, they are working together and have been appointed as Agents of the Crown for Jev’s friend and the ruler of the land, Targyon. They are in charge of the investigations into the disease of the blood that killed Targyon’s cousins. Is Targyon also at risk?

What I liked about the book:

I loved this book even more than I did the first one in the series and just couldn’t stop reading.

What I didn’t like about the book:

There was nothing I disliked about the book.

My favourite bits in the book:

I enjoyed all the suspense and action within the book.

My least favourite bits in the book:

The end. I wanted to read more and find out what happened next. This is most likely what led me to buy the next book in the series immediately after reading this one.

Any further books in the series? Any more planned by this author?

The author has written more books in this series and I’m definitely a fan.

What books could this be compared to and why?

The book is similar to the first in the series. It uses magic, suspense, mystery and detective skills. Definitely a winner.

Recommendation:

In summary, I would recommend this book for the following readers:

Children No

Young Adult Yes

Adult Yes

If you like mystery and fantasy with a bit of magic thrown in, this book may be the book for you.

Book Description by Author:

Recently appointed Crown Agents Jev and Zenia must prove that they're worthy of their new jobs and young King Targyon’s trust.

Their mission?

To research the strange “disease of the blood” that killed Targyon’s three cousins and left him unexpectedly ruling an entire kingdom at barely twenty years of age.

There are just a few problems. If someone was responsible for creating that disease, that person could still be in the city, forcing Zenia and Jev to deal with someone very smart and very dangerous. Meanwhile, since Targyon has the same blood flowing through his veins that his cousins had, he’s at risk of becoming the next victim. And as it so happens, Jev shares some of that blood too. Might he become a target before Targyon?

When Jev and Zenia signed on for this job, they didn’t realize how deadly it might become..

About the Author:

I'm a full-time indie fantasy and science fiction author. When I'm not writing, I'm ferrying my dogs to hiking trails for adventures.