Fallen City by Adrienne Young

 

My thoughts

To say that I enjoyed this book is not even close to realistic. I loved it. I devoured it. This one captured me and now I have to wait for the sequel.....

A boy and girl fall in love story and so much more. Told from the before and the now. By Maris and Luca. As their love story unfolds. As a war begins. As they are torn apart.

Maris and Luca are both being used. Maris's mother and Luca's uncle only need them in a political way. Maris will carry on after her mother dies and Luca after his uncle. They are from different places and not suppose to be together. But they are. They fall in love. They are meant to be together despite all that stands in their way. 

This story keeps you turning the pages. Keeps you wanting to see Maris and Luca end up together. For each to be able to do what is needed for their people. But some things are just destined for a different outcome. 

Well written and with so much love. So much meaning. There is a lot of action in this story. A lot to take in. Quite a lot of characters, but not where you have to keep them straight. They are just there. In the fighting. In the friendships. In the play. In these two fall in love even though it was very much forbidden. From two different worlds and on opposite sides in a battle raging on the horizon, they fall deeply in love. But will they be able to hold on to that love. Will it work out for them or against them. I guess we will find out in the sequel. 

The ending or last few chapters had my heart breaking but hopeful. 

Thank you St Martin's and Saturday Books, Macmillan Audio, for this arc. 

5 stars 

About

In the great walled city of Isara, political turmoil ignites a rebellion one hundred years in the making. But when a legionnaire falls in love with a Magistrate's daughter, their love will threaten the fate of the city and the will of the gods.

Luca Matius has one purpose—to carry on the family name, maintaining its presence in the Forum once his powerful and cruel uncle dies. But his noviceship with the city's Philosopher places him in the middle of a catastrophe that will alter the destiny of his people.

Maris Casperia was raised amidst the strategic maneuvers of the Citadel's inner workings, and she knows what her future holds—a lifetime of service to a corrupt city. But her years of serving as a novice to the last Priestess who possesses the stolen magic of the Old War has made her envision a different kind of future for the city. When she meets Luca, a fated chain of events is set into motion that will divinely entangle their lives.

As a secret comes to light and throws the city into chaos, Luca and Maris hatch a plot to create a calculated alliance that could tip the scales of power. But when an execution forces Luca to become the symbol of rebellion, he and Maris are thrown onto opposite sides of a holy war. As their fates diverge, they learn they are at the center of a story the gods are writing. And even if they can find their way back to each other, there may be nothing left.