House of War and Bone (Gilded City Book 2) by Leia Stone

The only guy in the world who could kiss me was about to become the one thing he despised. A Nightling. And it was all my fault.

Fallon Bane thought that being cursed to feel pain every time she was touched was the worst thing that would ever happen to her.
She was wrong.
The worst thing was finding and falling for Ariyon—the only person in the realm who could touch her—only to accidentally trap him in the land of souls and swap powers with him.
Now she must act as Maven healer to Queen Solana while trying to figure out how to sneak into the Realm of Eternity to save Ariyon.

She drove me crazy, in both good and bad ways, and all I wanted to do was finally kiss her, hold her, feel her body relax into mine like it’d found its missing other half.

Aryion Madden had enough to deal with: heir to the throne, Maven healing powers that meant he would die young, and orphaned by Marissa Bane. Then, he met Marissa’s daughter and fell in love, upending everything he thought he knew.
Now, he has to fight for his life—and maybe his afterlife—against the undead using Fallon’s dark magic.

And if that’s not enough to worry about, all the while, the prophesied Nightling war is approaching.

My Review

This book picks up where the last one left off, and I can’t wait to see what becomes of Fallon and Ariyon. We start off with Fallon, who now has maven healing powers. I love her familiar, and even though she is starting over again, it does seem she is growing in her heroine qualities. Watching her become more brave, more cunning, and robust is fun. 

Ariyon is in the worst possible place, and now he has to figure out how to use the girl he loves dark magic to survive. Ugh, that place is creepy. The way the underworld is described will give you the heebie-jeebies. 

Most of this story is about Fallon trying to rescue Ariyon, the history and background of the House of Ash and Shadow, and her trying to win Queen Solana’s trust. The story will hook you, and you’ll be halfway through it before you know it. I still like the incorporation of the academy and, of course, all the fantastical Fae magic.

Ugh, if that couldn’t be worse news for our newly budding heroine. Oh my god, this book ends action-packed and heartbreaking. Her dark magic is back and stronger than ever. Will love overcome the darkness? 

You can find it on Amazon if you want to read House of War and Bone by Leia Stone. As an Amazon Assocaite, I earn on qualifying purchases. I highly recommend you read this series in order. As it won’t make sense if you don’t, and it begins with House of Ash and Shadow. You can get the entire Gilded City series by Leia Stone on Amazon.

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