Book Review: The Second Blind Son" by Amy Harmon

 

A lost girl and a blind boy discover their greatest strength is their bond with each other in a beguiling fantasy by the New York Times bestselling author of The First Girl Child.

An insidious curse is weakening the Norse kingdom of Saylok, where no daughters have been born in years. Washing up on these plagued shores is Ghisla, an orphaned stowaway nursed back to health by Hod, a blind cave dweller. Named for a mysterious god, Hod is surrounded by prophecy. To Ghisla, he’s a cherished new friend, but to Hod, the girl is much more. For when Ghisla sings, Hod can see.

Unable to offer safe shelter, Hod urges Ghisla onward to become a daughter of the temple, where all the kingdom’s girl children have been gathered. But because of a magical rune, the two cannot be separated, no matter the time or the distance.

Now, subject to a ruthless king, Ghisla enters a desperate world of warring clan chieftains and catastrophic power struggles. Uncertain whom to trust, their bond strained by dangerous secrets and feuding loyalties, Ghisla and Hod must confront the prophecies that threaten Saylok while finding a way to save each other. - from NetGalley.com

Thanks to the publishers, author, and Netgalley.com, for allowing me to read an ARC of this book.

I must admit, I goofed up a little on this one. I totally missed it being a second book of a series, but aside from that mistake, let's go on. I couldn't get into it. I read until about halfway, and it was just not holding my interest. Aside from being a second book, I guess it could probably stand on it's on its own as a novel, but I honestly just have no desire to finish this one. Perhaps if I go back and read the first one my interest would be bettter.... but I do not know.

I have read other titles from this author, and have enjoyed them. The stories she writes are very involved and at times I felt as if being dragged into the actual story. Unfortunately, this time that did not happen. The writing was great, very understandable and descriptive. I think it was just maybe the actual story that just couldn't grab my attention.

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