Review: The Way Of Stones (The Red Kingdom #2) by Ryan Lanz

 

Title Of Book: The Way Of Stones (The Red Kingdom #2) 

Author: Ryan Lanz

Publisher: Ryan Lanz

Rating - 5 Stars

Genre – Epic Fantasy

Source – e-book (review copy)

Summary – From Goodreads

In a changing world, old loyalties might not survive.

The attack on Abalreen has failed. Phessipi’s band of rebels have regrouped in the forest, but she’s missing some of her key people. She’s finding it hard to move forward and even harder to come up with a new plan, especially now that The Order has its sights set on revenge.

Levas just wants things back the way they were, before the Corrupted attacked Abalreen, damaging his city and The Order’s trust in him at the same time. He used to be Lord Commander of the army, but now, he’s on the run, desperate to get back home.

Rhael is still coming to grips with having an ability, something that could get him arrested or killed. He knows how this works—he used to hunt Corrupted before becoming one of them. So when the most powerful man in Abalreen gives him a mission, he knows he needs to pay attention…even if it means betraying others like him.

The fight for survival always leaves casualties behind.

My Review

The Way Of Stones is the second book in The Red Kingdom series. The author has written such an intriguing book that really draws the reader into the story. From the detailed world building to the unique and quite fun characters this is an adventure that you don't want to end.

I honestly don't usually read books with as many pages as these books are. However this series is worth the read. I have only read the first two books so far but I want to read the entire series for sure. I love the story and the characters. The first book really drew me into such a fun adventure and this second book was just as good but I would say even better than the first one!

The story continues to follow the characters from the previous book but we also get to meet some new and maybe forgotten characters. I really enjoy reading about the characters Gobo and Levas. They don't interact with each other in this book as they are involved in other story lines. However they each bring their personality to the for front in the story. Every adventure that Gobo is involved in is so much fun and he makes me laugh throughout. Levas on the other hand has a completely different story and is really just trying to survive and make his way back to his city of Abalreen. He comes across so many challenges and close moments that I was on the edge of my seat each time the story was focused back on him.

There are so many other characters and so much story to tell. The story is a slow build just like the first book but there is also a lot of action and suspenseful moments. I highly recommend reading this series!

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