Froi of the Exiles
by Melina Marchetta
Goodreads Summary: Three years after the
curse on Lumatere was lifted, Froi has found his home . . . or so he
believes. Fiercely loyal to the Queen and Finnikin, Froi has been taken
roughly and lovingly in hand by the Guard sworn to protect the royal
family, and has learned to control his quick temper with a warrior's
discipline. But when he is sent on a secretive mission to the kingdom of
Charyn, nothing could have prepared him for what he finds in its
surreal royal court. Soon he must unravel both the dark bonds of kinship
and the mysteries of a half-mad princess in this barren and mysterious
place. It is in Charyn that he will discover there is a song sleeping in
his blood . . . and though Froi would rather not, the time has come to
listen.
Review: Marchetta returns to the fantastical world of Lumatere in this riveting sequel. While Finnikin of the Rock could be a stand alone book, Froi of the Exiles ends in a cliff hanger and has me biting my nails to find out what happens (the next book doesn't come out until October!). The magic of Marchetta isn't in the action or plot, although both are spectacular, but it's in the development of the characters themselves. All of the characters are so wonderfully developed that you almost don't care where the main storyline goes - in fact, for most of the book, the antagonist is almost never directly present or involved. Instead, you care more about the characters and what happens to them as they struggle to persevere. This next book in the series was certainly more ambitious than the first book, with many different viewpoints and story lines, but it was absolutely wonderful, and I can't wait until the third book comes out.
Overall Rating: 5/5
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