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Buddy read with Snezana

Underlord is the sixth book in The Cradle series, it’s not only my favorite book but the first book I shelf under adult in the series, the characters are still teenagers but the events in this book are so not YA. The magic system keeps going up, apparently the caste/ level after true gold is Underlord.

The events in this book picked up just where Ghostwater ended, this book features lots of new revelations. We finally know why Mercy left home, Eithan’s plan is unfolding and many others.The fight scenes here were beyond amazing, Lindon and Yerin are so much better than they were.

The writing and world building is as great as the other books. The world is well depicted, the writing is straightforward, Yerin, Mercy, and some new characters have lots of POV, Lindon’s POV isn’t as much as it was in the previous book.

Plot Minor Spoilers Ahead
All the Monarchs(the highest magic level) in Cradle do this tournament called the Uncrowned King, they pick the best in their region to compete. The Blackflame Empire is part of the Akura region so they announced that they will pick a winner, all contestants are supposed to be underlord and not more than forty years old.Lindon and Yerin are not yet underlords so they will try all they can to reach underlord and have a chance to compete in the tournament.

To help their prospective contestants, the Akura clan opened one of their special garden that is filled with lots of aura that will help their prospective contestants reach underlord in a short time. They gave all the kings that pay tribute and live in the Akura region access to the garden, they all want to be picked by the Akura clan so they turned it into a competition, of course it’s life and death.