Throne in the Dark (Villains and Virtues)
A. K. Caggiano
So, I now have a massive author crush on Ashley Caggiano.
I devoured this trilogy. And then read it again. It is seriously perfection. The dialogue was witty, the character development believable and powerful. Just enough snarky, fourth-wall breaking to be funny without bashing the reader over the head with the wink-winks.
World building - chef's kiss. I loved the Everdarque/dark and the twist at the end, how grudgingly good Damian is and how much fun he has being evil. Amma is sunshine without being saccharine. The slow burn was torturous. I wanted to punch Xander in the face every time he popped up.
I also need a novella about Diane and Zagadoth meeting ASAP. I mean, come on. Sexy hate for real.
I just love these books so much. Excuse me while I fan girl.
The Lost Hero, which has been coming out in episodes for paid subscribers, will be released for sale in December!
You can pre-order the eBook on Amazon. It’s also releasing as a Kindle Unlimited. I’m trying to get the hard- and paper-back sorted out, but apparently the cover is 0.02 mm too big? IDK. The struggles of self-publishing.
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