King of Fools

Ace of Shades was my favourite book of 2018 so naturally, King of Fools was by FAR, my most anticipated release for 2019 and I can tell you, I was definitely not disappointed!Amanda Foody is an incredible author that always has me constantly on the edge of my seat whilst I'm in her worlds. I love her world building of The City of Sin so much and I find myself being able to see it in my mind so clearly when I'm reading about it which is one of my favourite things when I'm reading a book! Her characters are also just so incredible! My favourite character is still Levi, I love Levi so much and he definitely disappoint me in this book but I also loved Enne and Jac too!Having said that, one of my favourite things about <i>King of Fools</i> was the girl gang! I follow Foody on Twitter and for months, she's been tweeting about this girl gang from King of Fools and I was very excited to meet them all and they didn't disappoint! They were all very fierce women and I loved all of them. I am very, very excited to read more about them in book 3 where their arc will hopefully continue to grow as it goes. One of my favourite things in books is a solid girl gang and I'm so happy that we have one in this world that I'm so in love with for sure!“This isn't just talk. It's a promise. And the war has already begun."After the ending of Ace of Shades, I knew that this was going to be full of tension and stress. I get very stressed reading books and I was definitely stressed whilst reading King of Fools although, there wasn't as much full on action throughout as I was expecting there to be but I'm sure that will be coming in the conclusion of the series but, there was still so much tension and the stakes were just so high in this book. I found myself very worried for Levi, Enne and Jac, so many times throughout this book and just want them to get the happy ending they deserve in book 3 :(I really, really love the relationship that is blossoming between Levi and Enne. I've shipped them since halfway through book 1 and although, there wasn't too much on that front in this one, again, I'm sure there will be in book 3 and I am most definitely here for it.Overall, I thought King of Fools was a fantastic and worthy sequel and definitely will be on my top books of the year! I am just so love in this book and this series and I can't believe there's another year now until book 3 because I just really need it now!Thank you to Netgalley for providing an arc in exchange for an honest review! All views are my own. Quotes may change in the final copy!

Pros:- This book starts up shortly after the ending of Ace of Shades. And you are right back in the City of Sin, but the world is expanded in this novel. We get to see more of the South Side and learn more about the history of New Reynes. I actually really enjoyed the expansion of the world and seeing more that was going on beyond the Shadow Game and Levi and Enne's search in the first book.- This book brings a lot of new characters into the fold and also shows us more about the "secret society" within New Reynes and how everything is connected. This goes along with the expansion of the world, but I enjoyed having more characters to meet and learn about their talents and their backstory. I have to say Grace and Tock were some of my two favorites in this book.- I also love that even though some parts of the story were wrapped up in this book, there was still the bombshell at the end leading you to believe way mroe is going on than what we know about and I have so many questions after finishing (even though I will say it is still frustrating to have a cliffhanger like that when it will be at least a year before the third book is out).Cons:- So the first book was solely a story of finding Enne's mother and what happened to her. This book I thought was going to be about Enne's dealing with the revelation at the end of Ace of Shades but I really feel like this aspect was ignored in this second book. This really bothered me because it does not seem believable to me. I think there should have been a bigger focus on it from Enne's perspective.- I also would have liked to have more of Lola in this book. I really liked her in the first book, but I feel like we focused more on Jac in this book and his story as it related to the main plot. Maybe in the third book, we can get some of her POV!Thanks to Inkyard Press and NetGalley for an early copy of this book!

I loved everything about this book & can't wait for the next one. The character's are well developed even the ones that are mean. This is one book series where I enjoyed every character. Love it!

Brought for niece and she loved it

Excellent follow up to Ace! Can’t wait for the third to find out how things end for Enne and the gang!!