The Second Blind Son
(The Chronicles of Saylok)

by Amy Harmon

 

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Blurb

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 a blind cave dweller. Named for a mysterious god, the boy, Hod, is surrounded by prophecy. To Ghisla, he’s a cherished new friend. To Hod, the girl is even more so. 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. Who among them can be trusted is unknowable. So are the sacrifices Ghisla and Hod must make to defeat the cursed forces that could destroy a kingdom and the fated bond between two souls.

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Review

5 stars!

When Ghisla sang he saw the world.

Fantasy is one of my favorite book genres so I couldn’t wait to get my hands on the second book in The Chronicles of Saylok series. I fell in love with this world while reading The First Girl Child and am even more invested in it after reading The Second Blind Son.

This book takes us back to a world full of fantasy, magic, beauty, and wonder! With a gorgeous love story and exciting adventures weaved together with Norse mythology, this book is unputdownable and a new fave.

The Second Blind Son is about a lost girl and a blind boy whose connection ends up being everything. Hod and Ghisla are complex characters who are endearing and awe-inspiring. It’s an epic love story that spans years and though it’s gorgeous and all-consuming, it is not without trials and heartache.

I loved the development and progression of Hod and Ghisla’s relationship, and the strength of their love as they are pulled apart, only to find their way back to each other when they least expect it. The devotion they have to each other, especially Hod’s undying faith in Ghisla, is amazing.

Amy Harmon brings Saylok and the characters to life through beautiful imagery and imagination. Just as Ghisla does to Hod, she paints vivid pictures in my mind as I devoured the words. The magic feels real as do the gifts the characters possess. The battles and the victories are well written and the fantasy elements are wonderfully constructed. It is easy to get lost in the story and impossible to put down.

It was so great to be back with Alba and Bayr, Dagmar and Ghost, and the other characters both new and old. I loved seeing them through different eyes.

This book is wonderful. I continue to be captivated by the Norse mysthology and the stories of Saylok. This series remains a favorite and I cannot wait for more!

*ARC generously provided by NetGalley*

 

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The Chronicles of Saylok

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About the Author

Amy Harmon is a Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and New York Times Bestselling author. Amy knew at an early age that writing was something she wanted to do, and she divided her time between writing songs and stories as she grew. Having grown up in the middle of wheat fields without a television, with only her books and her siblings to entertain her, she developed a strong sense of what made a good story. Her books are now being published in seventeen different languages, truly a dream come true for a little country girl from Levan, Utah.

 

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