Review: Scars of Silver (Rise of the Unseelie #2) by S.A. Archer & S. Ravynheart

Synopsis (Goodreads):

You’d think the fey would have each others' backs. That’s what you’d think… if you never met any.

Malcolm is Sidhe, the only race that possesses the coveted magic of the Touch. He’s also an untrained teenage runaway who only just discovered that he’s fey. He thought the fey would have each others' backs. That’s what he honestly thought…

Until he met a Changeling.

My Thoughts: *whimpers* This book ripped my heart out. Clean out. It was sitting beside me all red and oozy and I was all "Well, crap. Now what do I do?" I just want to gather Malcolm close and make him safe from the big, bad things that go bump in the night. *whimpers again*

For me, this was by far the most heart-wrenching installment thus far. Malcolm's capture and imprisonment are made even more horrible by the ignorance his father kept him in. If he had been taught about his heritage and trained in even the most basics of what to expect from other fey, he might have managed on his own. He might not have been chained in a cave and used by an unscrupulous Changeling. He might not have had his innocence ripped from him.

As I write this, I'm pretty sure I flat out hate his dad. I hope that if we meet up with him again he either gets what's coming to him or he has some deep, dark secret that made him act like a total tool. *deep breath*

Okay. I'm over it. Sort of. Donovan, once again, shows the lengths he's willing to go to make sure his people are safe. The guy grows on my every time he pops up. I just... respect the things he does for his people. I don't think I'd want to meet him in a dark alley or anything, but I can stand behind a guy who's trying to save his people from extinction or worse.

While this is my favorite of the stories so far, I wouldn't suggest reading it without reading the others in the series first simply because you'll lose some of the impact of what the fey have to gone through up to this point. That said, this is still the installment that grabbed me by the throat and refused to let go.

Also, I want more. MORE!

Suggested story reading order:
End of the World (Champions of the Sidhe #1)
Aftershock (Rise of the Unseelie #1)
Cursed (Touched #1)
Champion of the Fey (Champions of the Sidhe #2)
Addicted (Touched #2)
Scars of Silver (Rise of the Unseelie #2)

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