

And with her own gifts changing, Deka must discover if she holds the key to saving Otera. Yet hidden secrets threaten to destroy everything Deka has known.

For there is a dark force growing in Otera-a merciless power that Deka and her army must stop. but war is waging across the kingdom, and the real battle has only just begun. It's been six months since Deka freed the goddesses in the ancient kingdom of Otera and discovered who she really is. “Fans of Children of Blood and Bone, Mulan, and the Dora Milaje from Black Panther are going to adore. The epic, hotly anticipated sequel to the instant bestseller The Gilded Ones about a girl with the power to remake her world-or destroy it.They have such an amazing connection and would do anything for each other and I love to see it.INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER She learns to enhance her powers and discovers new ones in the process. She becomes so much stronger, both physically and mentally through her journey of self-discovery and learning her true destiny. After the cliffhanger ending of the first book, The Gilded Ones, I was so excited to read this to find out what happened next, and wow it was so good!Īll the characters go through major changes in this book, especially Deka. My thoughts: The Merciless Ones is a fast-paced story, full of action, found family and plot twists that would make your head spin (in a good way). Goodreads – Amazon – B & N – BookDepository – Indigo – IndieBound But Deka’s powers are only getting stronger… and her strongest weapon could be herself.Ī big thank you to TBR and Beyond Tours for including me and sending me a copy to review for this Blog Tour!Ĭlick here to check out the rest of the amazing bloggers on this tour! She can tell whatever dark force out is powerful and there is something sinister out there threatening the kingdom connected to that symbol–something merciless–that her army will need to stop before humanity crumbles. Deka knows freeing the goddesses is just the beginning. In fact, she can’t even understand them when they speak.

She can’t command or communicate with the new deathshrieks. Even worse, it seems to repel her powers. There’s something unnatural about that symbol just looking at it makes Deka lose her senses. Only as she begins to free them, she begins to see a strange symbol everywhere in places of worship and worn on armor. Deka is tasked with freeing the rest of the goddesses. But the real battle has only just begun and Deka must lead the charge. Otereans now think jatu are traitors to the nation. There are now wars waging across the kingdom. It’s been six months since Deka has freed the goddesses and discovered who she really is. CONTENT WARNING: Violence, blood, torture, homophobia, misogyny, death of a parent
