Blurb:
The four remaining fugitives are now spread across the Kingdom. And with the fate of the others unknown to him, Nate Anteros prays for a fast execution.
Yet execution does not come. After a meeting with the King which leaves Nate questioning his sanity, he’s sent to a workcamp in Argon Basin for five years of hard labour. It’s there that Nate learns what became of his friends upon their arrest.
And as his strength returns to him, and he’s plagued by dreams which are much too real to be ignored, Nate decides five years is far too long to wait …
My Review:
After reading “A Touch of death” I was so eager to read the second book as it ended with a cliffhanger. I had a lot of expectations in the second book before starting it and it didn’t disappoint me, not even for a single time. “A History of Madness” by Rebecca Crunden is the second book in “The Outlands Pentalogy”. As per the name of the book, it reveals many histories of the Kingdom of Cutta and the protagonist Nate.
This book was from Nate’s side of view which was unexpected as the first book ended with Catherine’s side of view. I loved Nate in this book more than I love him in the first book. The story started with the his childhood memories. His relationship with his younger brother was described so beautifully. I always loved the brotherhood bond between the characters in the novels and shows. Nate and Thom became one of my favourites.
Catherine aka Kitty, the female protagonist had a gradual development in her character which is one of the things I loved most in this series. I love Kitty more than Catherine who had been through a lot yet managed to stay strong. The love between Nate and Kitty was bloomed so beautifully. It was so lovely to see how caring and supportive Nate was towards Kitty. I just adore them.
The plot was not dragging throughout the book. At first, it was a little boring when Nate just followed the sleeping, working and eating routine but it was logical too. I’m a lover of adventures and there are plenty of it in this book. In the first book, I said there were not clear explanations about mutants, but that was solved in this book. The part with mutants pov was great to know how they thought about humans.
I loved the world-building of Outlands than the Kingdom of Cutta. I guessed the twist at the end but that didn’t affect the plot. I’m even more eager to read the third book in the series. And I guessed whose pov it might have. Actually, I was waiting for that person’s pov since the first book. I just don’t want to disclose that character’s name, as it would be a spoiler. So this book is as great as the first book or I could say even greater than the first book. Couldn’t wait to read the third book in the series.
My Rating: 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟/5
*Thanks to the author for providing me with a copy of the book. I was compensated for the time and effort required to read and review the book, but my opinions remain honest and unaffected.*
Deepireads 