"But the thing about falling for somebody is, you want to take care of them. "
― Cisi ―

First Book Quick Flashback

So Akos was abducted along with his brother Eijeh by Shotet leader Ryzek because Ryzek is so afraid about his fate that he will fall to the family Benesit so he need an Oracle to see the future along with the best possibilities for him. But Eijeh and Akos didn't know their own fate unlike Ryzek. Eijeh didn't know that he is an oracle, the rising oracle. With Ryzek's power that able to share his memory and taking the others in return, he wanted to have Eijeh's ability to be an oracle himself, but using Eijeh who's changing more and more like Ryzek in the mean time to help him to see the future.

Akos, the youngest child of Kereseth family, trying so hard to going back to Thuvhe along with his brother. Earn his first mark, the killing mark that Shotet people will carve in their arm if they kill people, even before got to the ship when they were abducted, trying all he might to bring his brother, who's seems to helping Ryzek more willingly, made the mission to going back to Thuvhe not easy. 

Cyra, the sister of Ryzek became close to Akos since he became the "pain reliever" for her because of his currentgift just null her currentgift that cause pains. Cyra even plotting along with rebellions in order to send Akos back to Thuvhe and tried to kill Ryzek. She didn't kill Ryzek in the end because Akos believe that Ryzek can give back Eijeh's memory and return his state to the one he used to be.

In the mean time, in order to defy his fate, Ryzek abducted Ori Rednalis, who was Eijeh's best friend, who actually one of the twin of Benesit family. In order to save Ori, Akos and Cyra along with Ori's sister Isae Benesit, who became the Chancellor of Thuvhe going to Voa to kill Ryzek. 

Synopsis

After the scene in Voa, Crya, Akos, Isae along with the renegades going to the Assembly Headquarters. Assembly, the governing of the galaxy was the place where Isae was raised apart from her twin Ori who was living in Thuvhe in disguise name in order to keep them save because of they are fate-favored. Blind with revenge Isae decided to kill Ryzek in the plane that night after that Voa with Akos' sister, Cisi to witness it. 

Akos and Cyra decided to sent Isae to the the escape pod, separating her from them while they're going to Ogra planet, a black planet where the Shotet exiles rumored to be. Finding that Cyra's dad, Lamzek Noavek turns out not dead but still alive and claim to be the rightful sovereign of Shotet. With an attack launched by Isae to Shotet's ship, the war between Thuvhe and Shotet is inevitable. With Cyra and Akos between the Shotet and Thuvhe, Isae and the Assembly, and the truth behind their identity is just made everything all over the place.

My Review 

When i finished the first book it took me into the space, different planets, adventure, royalty between family and the love one. The second book took me to another level. A plot twist, an ugly truth to discover, the sacrifice that has to be made in order to reach the goal, and politics. There are some things that i like and i don't like with this book in comparison with the first book that i used to hesitate a lot to start but took me by surprise when i read it and enjoy it a lot. 

What's Added 

 In this second book we got another POV in the book which is Eijeh's POV that revealing that Ryzek's part is still inside of Eijeh, turns out he took quite a role for the ending scene of the book which i find it really necessary. He's featuring the prologue and epilogue of the book which i find it good for the ending too. 

But i don't think Cisi's POV really matter, it does give you the vibe of how the currentgift actually works, that we actually can control the currentgift with a bit of practice, as how it turns out to Cyra and Akos at the end. She also had the role of the side story about Isae as the Chancellor of Thuvhe and her alliance with The Assembly, and also the side story of the plot Assembly made to made a rule for the Oracle. Trying to have that power of knowing the fate favored people and what their fate is. Which is in other hand, simple saying that they want to control the "religion" of the people who believes to Oracle by taking part in that knowledge. 

“This message is for Cyra Noavek, Isae Benesit is considering aggressive action. Othyr intends to make a play against the oracles, and they have requested Thuvhe’s support in exchange for weapons. She’s—she’s grieving. She’s desperate. We all are. And at the heart of her, I don’t think she’ll ever believe the word of a Shotet. You can’t fail, Kill Lazmet Noavek. Don’t fail. Transmission complete.”
― Cisi ―

I do like this part of her POV but it's a shame that this message failed to be sent to Cyra, which is a bummer, although it helps her to fulfill her fate that will succumb to knife, which she did and thankfully she didn't die.

What should have added

I think the most important to add here and the most of it, is the map. I mean not only the map of the galaxy, but what's inside the planet. The Thuvhe planet (or Urek in Shotet language). I found it hard to understand or recognize are they really talking about name of planet, or place in the planet at first, or even just a name of a person. We got Shissa and Hassa  as part of Thuvhesit (Thuvhe people), we also got Voa as part of Shotet nations, also some other places in other planet that i think would be better displayed in the map. 

In Conclusion 

I find the ending is counted as a happy ending, but not so much. I mean, in conclusion, Akos succeed in killing Lamzek, Cyra succeed in preventing the second attack launched by Isae in Voa. Akos back again with Cyra, but some questions are unanswered.  Shotet people stop living in Thuvhe (or Urek in their language, gosh i should stop explaining this two language thingy, it's tiring) and move to Ogra where the Organs (Orga people) agreed to give Shotet people space to live and even lend them the ship so they still can go Sojourn like they use to do.

But of course we still have the unfinished one, about the Othyr planet that's so futuristic, helping the Assembly, the ongoing debate about how Oracle should operate (the political issues) are still indecisive. What happened to Isae after that failed attempt of attack in Voa, is she still have the urge to attack Shotet people tho they're no longer living in the same planet.  

I did reread the epilogue and find some questions answered but not all, specially about the Assembly one. Eijeh who's gone missing after what happened in Voa, back again to Orga to study in the temple, Akos and Cyra living together, but i don't think they have children because of Cyra's currentgift (which is, if it's true, what a bummer) 

“My currentgift, is an instrument of torture. You think I would risk inflicting that torture on something growing inside me? Even if it’s a very limited risk? No.”
― Cyra ―

My Verdict

I think it's better as a duology, although i think this second book is not as good as the first book, it definitely need more than one book for the event that happening, but i need more blast in this book to really find the reading vibe into it, it's good that it ends in this second book but i think it should be better. I gave this book a So-so (read my rating system here if you don't get what it means) in content wise, but yes it should stop in the second book only.

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