These Divided Shores

Posted on 12 March 2018 by Sara Raasch

The thrilling sequel to These Rebel Waves full of deadly magic, double crosses, and a revolution from Sara Raasch, the bestselling author of the Snow Like Ashes series.As a child, she committed unforgivable acts to free Grace Loray from King Elazar of Argrid Now Elazar s plan to retake the island has surpassed Lu s darkest fears he s holding her and his son, Ben, captive in an endlessly shifting prison, forcing them to make a weapon that will guarantee Elazar s success Escape is impossible unless Lu becomes the ruthless soldier she hoped never to be again.Vex failed to save Lu and Ben and that torments him as much as his Shaking Sickness With the disease worsening, Vex throws himself into the rebellion against Argrid The remaining free armies are allied with the stream raider syndicates and getting them to cooperate will take a strength Vex thought burned on a pyre six years ago.Imprisoned, betrayed, and heartbroken, Ben is determined to end his father s rampage Watching Elazar sway the minds of Grace Loray as he did those of Argrid, Ben knows he has to play his father s game of devotion to win this war But how can a heretic prince defeat the Pious God As armies clash and magic rises, Lu, Vex, and Ben will confront their pasts or lose their futures forever. Free Download These Divided Shores author Sara Raasch For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr Vexmy boo I ll be patiently waiting for you.That ending of the first book fucking destroyed me I NEED ANSWERS OKAYOriginally published on The Nerd Daily Review by Nathalie DeFeliceBefore I start, this is a review of the second and final book in the Stream Raiders duology, so please read the first book before you continue It s an amazing read, and lucky you, you won t have long to wait to read the end if you start it now So, with that said, let s get into this review The riveting conclusion to These Rebel Waves is here, and man is it going to leave a mark when you re finished with it There s a lot of Originally published on The Nerd Daily Review by Nathalie DeFeliceBefore I start, this is a review of the second and final book in the Stream Raiders duology, so please read the first book before you continue It s an amazing read, and lucky you, you won t have long to wait to read the end if you start it now So, with that said, let s get into this review The riveting conclusion to These Rebel Waves is here, and man is it going to leave a mark when you re finished with it There s a lot of pressure building into this explosive conflict, and I was definitely here for it It s a clash of magic and religion, and at the center of it are Ben, Lu, and Vex There were teeth gnashing moments where anything...Source Publisher Genre Young Adult, Fantasy Rating 3.5 4 Thoughts These Divided Shores is the second and final book author Sara Raasch s These Rebel Waves duology The story picks up a couple weeks after These Rebel Waves Adeluna Lu Andreu and Crown Prince of Argrid, Ben are being held captive by their respective fathers and being forced to work on permanent magic Devereaux Vex Bell believes Lu is dead...3 5 stars These Divided Shores is the second and final book in the Stream Raiders Duology, and after how much I enjoyed the first book, I was excited to see how the story would continue Unfortunately, I was left a little disappointed A similar thing happened to me when reading Sara Raasch first series Snow Like Ashes I loved the ideas, loved the worldbuilding, lore and the promise of everything to come, particularly in the first book Then the later books in the series just didn t deliver on 3 5 stars These Divided Shores is the second and final book in the Stream Raiders Duology, and after how much I enjoyed the first book, I was excited to see how the story would continue Unfortunately, I was left a little disappointed A similar thing happened to me when reading Sara Raasch first series Snow Like Ashes I loved the ideas, loved the worldbuilding, lore and the promise of everything to come, particularly in the first book Then the later books in the series just didn t deliver on those promises Divided Shores is evenpolitical than These Rebel Waves was, which normally doesn t bother me, but did in this case The world continues to feel surface level, never quite going in depth enough to make the reader fully understand the stakes of the political turmoil Additionally, I liked the characters fine enough in book 1, but in the sequel they took a sharp turn for the clich YA All in all not a bad book, but for me a disappointing s...1 These Rebel Waves 2 These Divided Shores What a wild ride the Stream Raiders duology was I m not going to lie I was hoping that this installment would bring some piratey seafaring adventures, but unfortunately, that s not the story this duology is telling 15 10 would read a spinoff adventure with Teo the raider, though If you enjoy complex political revolutionary stories filled with political intrigue, colonization, oppression, war, disillusionment, and religious fervor then this 1 These Rebel Waves 2 These Divided Shores What a wild ride the Stream Raiders duology was I m not going to lie I was hoping that this installment would bring some piratey seafaring adventures, but unfortunately, that s not the story this duology is telling 15 10 would read a spinoff adventure with Teo the raider, though If you enjoy complex political revolutionary stories filled with political intrigue, colonization, oppression, war, disillusionment, and religious fervor then this series is for youYou won t even feel it happen something will becomeimportant to you than fear, and you will find yourself doing amazing thingsBen, Lu, and Vex are all at a crossroads in this book, very much struggling with who they are and trying to reconcile their pasts which was forced upon them with the present Each of them has been put through the w...2.5 stars this wasnt bad but it wasnt good either. i am glad i finished the duology and know what happens to vex but it was just a whirlwind of too many syndicates and complicated history and politics, it was hard to follow but that could be because of the audiobook Thank you to Edelweiss and the publisher for an ARC of this novel All opinions are, as always, my own. These Divided Shores picks up a couple weeks after the previous novel Lu and Ben are being held captive by their fathers and being forced to work on permanent magic Vex believes Lu is dead and decides to stage a jail break to free Kari, Lu s mother and an important political figure on Grace Loray Vex, Kari, and a host of other syndicate leaders form a tenuous truce to try to rid their island Thank you to Edelweiss and the publisher for an ARC of this novel All opinions are, as always, my own. These Divided Shores picks up a couple weeks after the previous novel Lu and Ben are being held captive by their fathers and being forced to work on permanent magic Vex believes Lu is dead and decides to stage a jail break to free Kari, Lu s mother and an important political figure on Grace Loray Vex, Kari, and a host of other syndicate leaders form a tenuous truce to try to rid their island of Argridian forces once and for all Hanging over their heads is the threat of the king, Elazar, bringing his light to Grace Loray to finally purge it of magic and darkness once and for all Incredibly complex though often confusing political machinations and alliances, a twisted religion, and a unique plant based magic system underlie this world vaguely based on the history of Caribbean islands and their European colonialists While the core story and characters are interesting and compelling I fi...Magic, medicine, religion and war stand side by side as the final pieces move into place to determine the fate of Grace Loray The Divided Shores follows our favorite band of rebels after the events of book 1 where hatred is breeding violence at the hand of the King and Lu is forced to come to the truth about her father As the tides of the war change allies mus...Wow I love this duology so much I won t get into too much detail to avoid spoilers since it just released but DAMN This world is magical I absolutely adore Lu, Vex, Ben and the whole crew If you love stories of revolution and political intrigue with a touch of magic and a heap of religious zealots , the Stream Raiders duology is for you I love the exploration of humanity and what people will do to justify during war The world building is incredible and fascinating, I never wanted to Wow I love this duology so much I won t get into too much detail to avoid spoilers since it just released but DAMN This world is magi...

12 March 2018

Sara Raasch