Blog Tour + Review + Excerpt + Contest: THE FALLEN PRINCE (Riven Chronicles #2) by Amalie Howard

THE FALLEN PRINCE BLOG TOUR

FallenPrince_cover copy (1)The Fallen Prince
Riven Chronicles #2
Amalie Howard
Genre: Young Adult Dystopian/ Sci-Fi
Publication Date: April 5, 2016
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Riven has fought for a hard-won peace in her world, and has come to shaky terms with who and what she is—a human with cyborg DNA. Now that the rightful ruler of Neospes has been reinstated, Riven is on the hunt for her father in the Otherworld to bring him to justice for his crimes against her people.

But when she receives an unwelcome visit from two former allies, she knows that trouble is brewing once again in Neospes. The army has been decimated and there are precious few left to fight this mysterious new threat.
To muster a first line of defense, her people need help from the one person Riven loathes most—her father. But what he wants in return is her complete surrender.

And now Riven must choose: save Neospes or save herself.

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tina thoughts a review for you

Now that was one wild ride! I really enjoyed The Almost Girl, the first in the Riven Chronicles, and I was excited to read what happens next in The Fallen Prince. It shared with readers a fantastic world and a heroine worth admiring. With the way things ended in the first book, I knew that we would be in for an adventure. The first book takes place mainly on Earth, but this second book is set more in Riven’s home world. Amalie Howard does a great job of creating a world that is both terrifying and colorful. When you read the descriptions of the people and places you visit in this book, you are captured by the strange allure. There are so many fantastical things to experience and a dangerous Sci-Fi world to explore.

This book starts a year after the last one ended, with Riven attempting to locate her mad scientist of a father. Immediately the tables are turned and the realities we accepted in the first book are tilted and blurred in this continuation. There are alliances made and lines crossed as Caden and Riven, along with their band of misfits, race against time to save Neospes. This story is fast paced and exciting. There is never a dull moment. As the storyline progresses, the danger increases and the stakes are higher. I love how this book is not only a story about saving the world Riven was bound to protect, but also how so much truth comes to light and how these characters react to it.

The relationship between Riven and Caden grows and their love is pure and fierce. It is portrayed in such a way that their connection and feelings are validated. Their love is perfect for a YA story and it is beautiful to watch. Riven’s character is once again the main one and her POV allows the reader to see her grow even more. Her risks are calculated. I loved watching her learn to balance the emotions she is overwhelmed with alongside the calculations of her cyborg parts. She is a brilliantly balanced woman, one that readers will long to see succeed.

The Fallen Prince is a story full of drama, suspense, danger, and hope. As you follow these characters from one dangerous feat of strength to another, you admire their commitment and hope for the best in the end. Amalie does a great job of wrapping the ending up in a perfect package. Lives are lost but the main purpose of this story was preserved: save their world. I would highly recommend this series to anyone who loves YA stories that are high action books wrapped in a beautiful and exciting Sci-Fi world. The Riven Chronicles is a top knotch series that is sure to keep readers engaged and waiting on bated breath till the very end.

excerpt alert

The flare of blue fire is blinding. Then again, it’s gone so quickly that even if you were staring right at me, you’d blink and it’d vanish. The emissions from the process of eversion—shifting between universes—are unavoidable. However, I try to be careful, everting in concealed areas away from people, and away from the eyes of the Faction and the Guardians. They’re always watching for those who break the law—those who don’t
remain where they belong.

Me, more so than ever.

I belong in Neospes, a domed city in a parallel dimension to the Otherworld. But I’m here in pursuit of a man who everted over a year ago. A man who nearly destroyed my world in his quest for power. A man so consumed with retaliation that to let him loose in either world would be a colossal mistake.

And so I hunt him. I’ve been hunting him—across thirty states and always a step or two behind. He’s clever, brilliant, and a master strategist.

After all, he’s my father. And he’s my creator.

I may look like an ordinary girl, but I’m far from one. It’s something I’m still coming to terms with, ever since I learned the truth. I am a product of genetic experimentation and advanced robotics. I am the girl with nanoplasm for blood—the perfect combination of human and machine, an aberration of nature—and yet, its greatest creation. I am the only one of my kind.

My name is Riven.

And I am a killer.

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ABOUT THE AUTHORAmalie-Headshot1-233x300AMALIE HOWARD grew up on a small Caribbean island where she spent most of her childhood with her nose buried in a book or being a tomboy running around barefoot, shimmying up mango trees and dreaming of adventure.

An aspiring writer from a young age, Amalie Howard’s poem “The Candle,” written at age thirteen, was published in a University of Warwick journal. She was also a recipient of a Royal Commonwealth Society essay award (a global youth writing competition). A Colby College graduate, she completed simultaneous Honors Theses in both French and International Studies, and graduated Summa Cum Laude/Phi Beta Kappa. At Colby, she was cited for research and criticism in Raffael Scheck’s article, “German Conservatism and Female Political Activism in the Early Weimar Republic,” and his subsequent book, “Mothers of the nation: right-wing women in Weimar Germany.” She also received a distinction in English Literature from the University of Cambridge, A-level Examinations as well as a certificate in French Literature from the Ecole Normale Supérieure in Paris, France. She is a member of SCBWI.