This book does take place over several months and that should not be understated. Some of the things that I did like in this book where that Richard grew to make business partners and friends in the old world that felt good and genuine over time. I will stop the story points there and say what I liked and what I didn’t like in this book. With Richard captured by Nikki, the majority of this book is Nikki attempting to find the missing thing in her life and Richard to not static in his ways and show the old world that is controlled by the Empire that there is more to live than living as equals and paying dues for everyone. I think his actions in the book are handled with an unrealistic positive outlook with simply outrageous war tactics behind it that make no sense. His own country begins to grow spectacle by his actions as Richard leaves when the country needs him most.

This is after the fact that Kahlen was brutally beaten in the last book and Richard has abandoned his duties leading his country to victory on the front lines so he can nurse his wife back to health. So Richard gets captured by Nikki because he does not want anything to happen to Kahlen.

Her father, a merchant and her mother, a member of the ideas that giving everything to those that have nothing create a conflicting backstory for Nikki in which she ends up picking the desires of her mother. She is selfless and gives to those who are worse off than her, and believes that everyone should be treated equal regardless of the situations. We get a lot of backstory of Nikki in this book which I feel mirrors the ideals that she grew up with of the Empire. The Hunger Games Book Review | Spoiler Free

Faith of the fallen by terry goodkind