Review: The Heart Forger (The Bone Witch #2)

The Heart Forger (The Bone Witch #1)
By Rin Chupeco

Published By: Sourcebooks Fire
Publication Date: March 20, 2018
Date Read: December 26, 2021
Genre: YA – Paranormal Romance
Source: Bought
Format: Audiobook
Pages: 503

From Goodreads:
In The Bone Witch, Tea mastered resurrection―now she’s after revenge…

No one knows death like Tea. A bone witch who can resurrect the dead, she has the power to take life…and return it. And she is done with her self-imposed exile. Her heart is set on vengeance, and she now possesses all she needs to command the mighty daeva. With the help of these terrifying beasts, she can finally enact revenge against the royals who wronged her―and took the life of her one true love.

But there are those who plot against her, those who would use Tea’s dark power for their own nefarious ends. Because you can’t kill someone who can never die…

War is brewing among the kingdoms, and when dark magic is at play, no one is safe.

After finishing the audio edition of The Bone Witch, I instantly started listening to the second book in the series, The Heart Forger. While I really enjoy this series, there is also just something missing. It actually took me over 2 months to completely listen to the audiobook. I put it down around the beginning of November and only started it back up as I wanted to clear my ‘Currently Reading’ shelf before the new year.

The Heart Forger once again follows Tea, the bone witch who has the power to return life to the dead. But as more sinister things are afoot Tea finds herself struggling with her powers. She wants to be good, but there is very clearly a darkness growing inside of her. Can she overcome everything she has been through, and keep the darkness at bay? Or is she destined to become a villain?

I really enjoyed The Heart Forger. It wasn’t quite as compelling to me as the first book in the series was, but it was still very enjoyable. I really love the concept of this series, it’s a brilliant fantasy if you’re in need of something to take you away from the real world. Add to that the amazing host of characters you find in this one, I do really enjoy it. I was happy to see the love triangle starting to fizzle out and Tea realising her love for one of them more than the other. I really don’t mind love triangles, but I hate it when they don’t pick a side until the end of the series so seeing that happen in book two of the trilogy made me super happy.

I will definitely be moving on and reading the third book in The Bone Witch series and I can’t wait to see how it all ends. This definitely isn’t one of my favourite fantasy series but it is still enjoyable and I definitely recommend it for other fantasy fans.

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