Again, the girl frustrated me so much in this book.īesides Charlie, there were some other characters - but none that really stuck with you. she definitely should've asked for some goddamn help! She also made decisions that I didn't agree with either. Instead of keeping things to herself and trying to prove everyone wrong. Her not asking frustrated the heck out of me. but she should've asked for help when she needed it. Yeah, she wanted to be this strong and independent woman. I wish it didn't but I didn't really like it.Ĭharlie, the MC, just rubbed me the wrong way sometimes. Since it's the second book in this series, it definitely fell into the dreaded second book syndrome. I definitely wanted to just skim through everything because nothing was really holding my attention. And the only person she can turn to for help is the evil soul residing within. Charlie wants to be the same girl Max loves, who Brook trusts, but she’s Your Majesty now, and she feels torn in two.Īs Charlie journeys to an annual summit to meet with leaders of nearby Queendoms-an event where her ability to understand all languages will be the utmost asset-she is faced with the ultimate betrayal. In addition to suppressing the ever-present influence of Sabara, she’s busy being queen-and battling a growing resistance determined to return Ludania to its discriminatory caste system. But Charlie knows that Sabara has not disappeared: The evil queen’s Essence is fused to Charlie’s psyche, ready to arise at the first sign of weakness.Ĭharlie is not weak, but she’s being pushed to the brink. “Danger, dread, mystery, and romance” (Booklist) continue in the second book of The Pledge trilogy, as Charlie’s reign is under siege from the most unusual of enemies.Īt the luminous conclusion of The Pledge, Charlaina defeated the tyrant Sabara and took her place as Queen of Ludania.

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