The Merciless Ones

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You can accomplish this by using a fully upgraded Veredicto in Embers of Faith mode. Just be certain that you're free of guilt and your HP is at its maximum. For your Altarpiece setup, this is the loadout: Namina Forna has a style of writing that is very hypnotizing and lyrical. As soon as I started reading The Merciless Ones, I felt like I was returning home. There’s a lot of action in this book, but there’s also a lot of Deka’s internal growth. There’s no question she’s having a rough time with her position, whether that’s within her friend group or with the alaki or the Gilded Ones. This is a story of betrayal and trust, connections to friends and kin, and resilience. The amount of growth that Deka goes through in a relatively short period of time is rough on her (and me, the reader, as well!). There’s something about this author’s writing that just draws me in and fully immerses me in a character’s head, and it makes the joys and the heartbreaks especially poignant.

As for the romance part, I can't tell if there's less of it or around the same amount as before? Everyone is so busy fighting that there's hardly time for anything else, which is accurate, and it makes those few stolen moments much sweeter.

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Find all 5 Daughters, then interact with the NPC in bed found in Streets of Wakes, so you can access and complete all 5 challenges. You have to start believing in yourself, Deka, in your own mind. Your own soundness. If not, others will take advantage of you, turn your uncertainty into a weapon. Learn to trust in yourself. That is one of the primary marks of a great leader. A general.” With an opening that couldn’t be more arresting – “Corpses. Each one female and young…They’re mounted on stakes at the mouth of the jungle”– Namina Forna's The Merciless Ones, sequel to her powerful patriarchy-confronting debut, The Gilded Ones, presents a thrilling return to the richly-evoked kingdom of Otera.

Deka is still reeling from the events in the first novel, understandably. She is a bit traumatized from her time imprisoned for being of impure blood (her blood bleeds gold, not red as humans do, as a sign she is descended from the divine). Without spoiling much more of the book, I’ll just say, consider reading the “Deathless” series. I think it is a decent YA series with a compelling story. (Looks like there’s a third book in the works, which I am very excited for!) But even though I’m frightened by it, I’m not daunted. Because I have my friends, all of them now powerful beyond imagining. When I falter, they’ll be there to support and guide me. When I stumble, they’ll be there to take the next step. Everything about this design - the colours, illustration, and text font - works perfectly to create a stunning cover. I am even tempted to get a physical copy of this book, so I have both gorgeous books on my shelf!In this story of hope and endurance, we follow a scientist and her team during their search for the elusive 'Giant Arctic Jellyfish'. Our heroine, Deka, and her friends are finding out that freeing the goddesses was just the first step in a long, long battle to save the kingdom of Otera. (I would hope that that wasn’t the biggest obstacle, seeing as how I thought that it was a relatively easy, but rushed ending for just one book, as some YA books are prone to do. Thankfully book one is just the first in a series!) The Gilded Ones is a fierce, unflinching fantasy that marks Forna as a debut to watch.”—Kiersten White, New York Times bestselling author of And I Darken The Gilded Ones redefines sisterhood and is sure to leave readers both inspired and ultimately hopeful." --Stephanie Garber, #1 NYT bestselling author of Caraval