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Light Wielder

Fire & Metal, Book 2

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Light Wielder

By: Rachel Schneider
Narrated by: Andi Eloise, Anthony Palmini
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War rages, loyalties are tested, and love is more perilous than ever in this thrilling and eagerly awaited sequel to the breakout hit Metal Slinger.

It's been four years since Jovie betrayed Acker, fracturing their relationship. Her decision to take King Edmond's magic, sparing his life at Acker's request, has sparked a brutal war. The Kenta and Strou forces ally against the Roison and Alaha, with Maile perched dangerously on the edge of their battles.

Jovie is determined to keep the innocent Maile people from a conflict she helped start―even if it means suppressing the Matching Bond and sacrificing any hope of repairing her relationship with Acker. Yet, visions of him continue to haunt her dreams.

Acker is resigned to aid in his father's war while in an arranged marriage with a wife who detests him. Though still pained by Jovie's deception, he can't stop his thoughts from turning to her. And Acker has found a way to slip into Jovie's dreams despite her attempts to stifle the Matching Bond. There he watches her, torn between his loyalties and desire.

When he discovers the chilling reason behind the return of his father's magic, as well as Edmond's dangerous new alliance, Acker must finally decide which war he wants to fight: the one for his king or the one for his heart.

Narrated in duet style.

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This review genuinely makes me sad to write because after THAT ending in Metal Slinger, I was convinced the next book was going to be a favourite. To this day, it's still one of the biggest plot twists I've ever read and I did NOT see it coming.

Unfortunately, Light Wielder didn't quite hit the same way for me.

The biggest issue? It felt strangely disconnected from the first book. We go from that ending straight into a FOUR-YEAR time jump... excuse me, what?! I spent a good chunk of the book trying to reconnect with the story and character.

While there were some interesting developments, I kept waiting for the plot to really take off. Compared to the constant momentum and tension of book one, this felt slower and lacked the same sense of excitement. If I'm being completely honest, I started wondering whether I rated book one so highly because that plot twist absolutely blew my mind.

The real MVPs of this book weren't even the main characters for me, they were Messer and Frederick. They carried so much of my enjoyment and kept me turning the pages.

And yes... Rachel Schneider still knows how to write a spicy scene. The audiobook definitely made those moments an experience with Anthony's narration. 🎧🔥

In the end, I think the audiobook is what got me through this one. It wasn't a bad book by any means, but it lacked the magic, momentum, and emotional investment I felt with book one.

I'm settling on a 3.5⭐ rating, and honestly? That hurts my heart a little.

Sorry, Rachel... but I wanted to love this one.

I'm settling on a 3.5⭐ rating, and honestly? That hurts my heart a little.

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This sits about 4.2/4.3 ⭐'s for me, really enjoyable once again I liked that quite a bit was summed up by the end of this but that it's obvious where the next books focus will be and I'll definitely be along for that ride, I love the little twists dotted about, I really should have re read/listened to Metal Slinger again before going in to this as I realised there was so much I hadn't remembered so just a heads up for anyone going in to it if it's been a while since Metal Slinger you might want a refresh first, I really enjoyed the narration for this one too, great choice of narrators and in duet which is my favourite style.

4.2/4.3 ⭐'s for me,

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Felt a bit rushed but to be honest I didn’t mind, their love story had to have a happy ending. ♥️

Finally!

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Really enjoyed this one, it was as much fun as the first one.
Great narration by Andi Eloise and Anthony Palmini, it really bought the book to life and improved it.
I’m looking forward to picking up book 3.

Incredible performance by Andi Eloise and Anthony Palmini

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Initially, I had trouble reconnecting with the story and probably should have re-read Metal Slinger first. When you're listening rather than reading, it's not always easy to keep track of all the kingdoms, and who's fighting whom, so it took me a while to get back into it.
I was surprised by the four-year time jump and never felt there was a satisfying explanation for it, but overall I really enjoyed the story. I loved Acker and his intense feelings for Jovie, and Fredrich and Messer both brought some humour to the book. The narration by Andi and Anthony was fantastic as always. 👌🏻

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