Runebreaker

Wow.

Okay, so I don't recommend waiting the two years I did between reading book one and book two. Don't do that. Don't be like me and wait so long that you have little idea what is even going on at the start of this book. Seriously, all I could even vaguely recall were the broad strokes from the first book. I meant to reread it before this book, but I have a habit of saying I'm going to and then not doing it. My reason for waiting so long was that I actually genuinely like Tenn and discovering that we would have a different protagonist for the second book left me uncertain about it.

I was right to have worried because Aiden is ... well, Aiden is a lot of things. The first one you're probably going to notice is messed up in the head. He's just not... I think some of his wires are crossed. That being said, I actually do like him. He's messed up, has a great sense of humor and is going to be an interesting character in the third book, I'd wager.

I continue to like the world building, I think the magic is all kinds of awesome. The secondary characters... Well, I'm three-quarters of the way in love with Kianna already, because that girl is everything awesome. And, you know, I love the fact that the important relationship in this story, pretty much the last link in Aiden's crumbling morality chain, is his best friend. I like the fact that they are not interested in each other (in fact, their sexuality is mutually incompatible).

I really have nothing I can say about the story here - that isn't a spoiler - except: wow. And, in truth, my mind is so blown by this story that spoilers would probably devolve into incoherent mumbling. Just an awesome book and I am super excited for the finale.

(Side note: Yes! I actually managed to land on an audiobook that I could finish! See, it's not my fault. coughs Top marks to the narrator. He did a spectacular job. We have unique voices for the characters, including accents and women and none of the voices are annoying!)