Misrule

Malice, Book 2

By: Heather Walter

Narrated by: Ann Marie Gideon

Brought to you by Penguin.

Did they break the curse or begin one? Sleeping Beauty's dark sorceress reclaims her story in this sequel to Malice.

The Dark Grace is dead.

Feared and despised for the sinister power in her veins, Alyce has spent 100 years wreaking her revenge on the kingdom that made her an outcast. Once a realm of decadence and beauty, Briar is now wholly Alyce's wicked domain. No one escapes the consequences of her wrath.

Not even the one person who holds her heart.

Princess Aurora saw through Alyce's thorny facade, earning a love that promised the dawn of a new age. But that love came with a heavy price: Aurora now sleeps under a curse that even Alyce's vast power cannot seem to break, and their dream of the world they would have built together is nothing but ash.

Alyce vows to do anything to wake the woman she loves, even if it means descending into the monster Briar believed her to be. But could Aurora ever love the villain Alyce has become?

Or is true love only for fairy tales?

©2022 Heather Walter (P)2022 Penguin Audio

Fascinating

I loved the first part of this duology, Malice, and was therefore thrilled to finally listen to the second part. I wasn't quite as impressed with Misrule, mainly because I felt the plot wasn't as tight, and the ending felt a little bit rushed - maybe, there was enough material for a longer series?

That being said, the way this story was written was fascinating. I was able to visualize the world of Alice and Aurora, and it was magical and beautiful. The narration was superb. Overall, a wonderful duology.

Excellent narration. Decent sequel.

I liked that I was always thinking, where can it go from here? It kept me intrigued.