BOOK INFORMATION
King of Fools (The Shadow Game #2)
by Amanda Foody
Publisher: Inkyard Press
Release Date: April 30th 2019
Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult
About:
Indulge your vices in the City of Sin, where a sinister street war is brewing and fame is the deadliest killer of them all…
On the quest to find her missing mother, prim and proper Enne Salta became reluctant allies with Levi Glaisyer, the city’s most famous con man. Saving his life in the Shadow Game forced Enne to assume the identity of Seance, a mysterious underworld figure. Now, with the Chancellor of the Republic dead and bounties on both their heads, she and Levi must play a dangerous game of crime and politics…with the very fate of New Reynes at stake.
Thirsting for his freedom and the chance to build an empire, Levi enters an unlikely partnership with Vianca Augustine’s estranged son. Meanwhile, Enne remains trapped by the mafia donna’s binding oath, playing the roles of both darling lady and cunning street lord, unsure which side of herself reflects the truth.
As Enne and Levi walk a path of unimaginable wealth and opportunity, new relationships and deadly secrets could quickly lead them into ruin. And when unforeseen players enter the game, they must each make an impossible choice: To sacrifice everything they’ve earned in order to survive…
Or die as legends.
BOOK LINKS
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/37545571-king-of-fools
Amazon: https://amzn.to/2EdWU6R
Bookdepository: https://www.bookdepository.com/King-Fools-AMANDA-FOODY/9781848457300?ref=grid-view&qid=1550352060049&sr=1-1
Review
This was a wonderful read. I was hooked from the first chapter and I fell in love with Levi from the very start. I haven’t read Ace of Shades, but Foody does a good job at keeping newbies in the loop. While I don’t think I’ve lost anything by reading this first, I do feel I’ve got everything to gain in terms of my connection to the characters.
Whether intended or not, I got a very steampunk vibe from the world building which added a richness to what developed over the 600 pages. This story-verse would work well on film; whether is be in a live action or animated form.
It ends with enough of the plot resolved for readers to be satisfied, but if the final chapter doesn’t pull a gasp from you; you’ve been reading it wrong.
I can’t wait to read the final instalment, but I guess I can distract myself with the first outing in the meantime.
Songlist
Wanted: Dead or Alive/ Bon Jovi
Summer in the City/ The Lovin’ Spoonful
There’s a Reason These Tables are Numbered Hunny, you just haven’t realised it yet/ Panic! @ the Disco
Poker Face/ Chris Draughty
Dream Cast
Levi– Keiynan Lonsdale
Harrison Augustine – Joe Mazzello
Jac Mardlin– Jack Gleeson
Vianca– Bryce Dallas Howard or Rachelle Lefevre
Enne– Maisie Williams
Lola– Zenaya
Grace– Katherine Langford
TOUR SCHEDULE
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GIVEAWAY
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Ends: 6th May, 2019
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