A City of Whispers by Jane Washington

A City of Whispers (A Tempest of Shadows Book 2) by Jane Washington

Blurb
The end was here.
The great war had begun.
I had been torn apart and remade, a marionette to dance over the coals of this world, stitched together by my tormentors. The great masters thought they could break me down and own me.
They were wrong.
I had won my freedom, my place in this world, my golden-eyed protector by my side.
Until it happened again; the grim call of fate looking out at me through eyes of darkness, the great masters waiting with the power I needed, curses and promises in their hands.
It was time to make another deal.
It was time to play their game in earnest.

*This is the second book in the series and must be read in order. To see my review for the first book please scroll down to the bottom.

My Review

I rated the first book 4 stars and I'm rating this one 5 stars because I felt this book was much more enjoyable to read. What made it better, for me, was the pacing. The first book was great but it was so much information at a fast pace, with tons of details, and it got confusing at times to remember people, places, and things. So if you struggled with the first book on this, like me, then I would say don't give up yet.

I'm also really happy to say that it IS a reverse harem novel. Woot woot! There was no mention of it at the time I read the first book so I thought I'd take a moment to celebrate with you that it is. Make those men fall to their knees Ven!

Lastly, this book also had more development between Lavenia, the 5 Masters and The Captain. It is a slow burn reverse harem, emphasis on slow, but I feel it starting to piece together. I'm hoping to get more back story on the 5 Masters in the next book to understand why they feel a pull towards Lavenia but appear to hate that they do. Why are they intent on destroying her at times but helping her at other times. There's a lot more to uncover with them. I truly believe this story will be epic.
For the third book, I plan on just letting the author take me away with her words. Jane Washington is truly talented. I'm going to let the story fall into place and not worry about trying to guess the answers before it's revealed. I'm along for the ride.