Gathering Darkness
Morgan Rhodes
Prince Magnus's father is lord over all Mytica. His son and Princess Cleo have been forced into marriage to keep the land together. Jonas leads the rebels, though a only a mere few remain. The Watcher, Melenia is out to manipulate every pawn she can both in the Sanctuary and out. Ashur and Amara, brother and sister from the land across the sea, Kraeshia are visiting, and no one has quite figured out their motive for their vacation, and the questions they have begun to ask about the kindred.
King Gaius now only needs the four crystals to rule with godlike powers, and his daughter, Lucia, is the only one who can help him find them. As Lucia begins to tame her magic powers, Cleo shuffles in to befriend the girl. Cleo, who has a Kindred ring is able to tame Lucia's power, but refuses to let her new-found friend find out it is due to a ring rather than Cleo, herself.
As new bonds are formed, betrayals threaten to destroy the alliances the characters have fought so hard to create. It comes down to a battle of time--who can collect all four crystals first.
I can't say it enough--Rhodes is a phenomenal writer. Everything in her story is solid, tightly knit. Each character stays IN character throughout the entire series. Rhodes doesn't forget any detail with any character, which is quite an accomplishment, because there are so many!
Cleo and Magnus have the most interesting relationship, in my opinion. The two hate each other, but have been forced into marriage. Magnus's father has taken over Cleo's kingdom. But while the two outwardly show their hatred towards one another, you slowly see them opening up to one another. Magnus is not his cold, blood-thirsty father, and Cleo is more interested in forming a bond with Magnus than manipulating him.
The next book of this series doesn't come out until December 2015, but I hear Rhodes is creating a spin-off series that I'm pumped for!
The fourth book is:
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