Further, his invention of the kingdom of Disi to protect his people from Syhl Shallow, which was touted as admirable in A Curse So Dark and Lonely, is portrayed as skeevy in this book.
All of the groundwork that was laid in the first book to show how much he cares about his people has gone out the window in this book. While we are on the subject of Rhen, what became of him in this book? He has done a complete 180, transforming from kindhearted to despicable. She stands by Rhen while he commits atrocities and makes excuses for his abhorrent behavior. Gone is her fierceness in its place is meekness. The few times that she does appear, she is a shell of her former self.
Harper was my favorite part of A Curse So Dark and Lonely, but she is hardly featured in A Heart So Fierce and Broken, having been swept to the sidelines in favor of Grey and Lia Mara. My main gripe with this book relates to its characters. Kemmerer has tried but failed to transform the story from a young adult retelling of Beauty and the Beast into some sort of fantasy epic. It features elements of both, including the vilification of a primary character and a reluctant heir to a crown, but they are incorporated in a far clumsier manner. TLDR: A highly disappointing sequel to A Curse So Dark and Lonely.Ī Heart So Fierce and Broken feels like the lesser child of A Game of Thrones and A Court of Mist and Fury.
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