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Managed an awesome #bookhaul curtesy of my family giving me bookstore gift cards. I hope everyone is surviving the holiday season.

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I've had somewhat of a slow reading week finishing only one book. I started both Trials of Koli and Childhood's End and gotten about a quarter of the way through them but never really sat down and read straight through like I usually do when I'm in the reading zone. A large part of my week has been spent knitting a shrug that I'm really excited about.

Book 2 of the Rampart Trilogy. Can‘t wait for Book 3! Book 2 is told through both Koli‘s and Spinner‘s POV. We see what Mythen Rood had to deal with after Koli was cast out in Book 1 while also following Koli, Cup, Urusula, and Monono‘s adventures to find the signal. I love character driven stories but sometimes they can get slow. Carey does a great job of writing a heart pumping character driven adventure story.

This sequel to The Book of Koli amps up the action & really gives the trilogy some solid movement. In this installment it moves from an okay dystopian to one that really grows some legs & has some clout. The dual POV was an excellent choice & adds a lot of complexity, depth, and interest to the story. The movement in this novel is much faster paced & much more engaging. I'm excited to see how things round out in the third book.

This is book 2 of the Rampart Trilogy by M.R. Carey, writer of The Girl with All the Gifts. The setting is the world many, many years after the Unfinished War. Society has devolved into a type of medieval existence except that there is leftover “tech“ from before the final war and climate change. Its all very creative and imaginative. I will definitely read the third book. 4 ⭐ s

Thanks to #NetGalley and #OrbitBooks for the ARC. #TrialsofKoli

I was so excited to be approved for book 2 of The Ramparts Trilogy as soon as I requested it on NetGalley. Koli is as charming as ever & it was fun to have a 2nd narrator as well, even if she is a little more self-serving than our sweet Koli-boo. We learn so much about Ingland in this book & I can't wait for the last one! Check out my review here:

https://theshaggyshepherd.wordpress.com/2020/09/26/book-review-the-trials-of-kol...

The Rampart Trilogy is shaping up to be a fantastic series of dystopian fantasy. The second in the trilogy, “The Trials of Koli” was a really enjoyable read, exploring an already well-established world in even more detail. This was a strong 4 stars for me!

My full review is up on my blog now 📚

I got my hands on book 2! I loved the first one so I'm pretty gosh darn excited to get into this. 😊

The latest in the Rampart series will be out tomorrow.
THE TRIALS OF KOLI by M.R Carey is a new favorite of mine. You won't be able to put it down!
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Full review at: https://lostnagoodbook.wordpress.com/2020/09/14/the-trials-of-koli-m-r-carey/

What a thrilling sequel!! The second book in this dystopian trilogy continues both in world-building in this brutal landscape of bloodthirsty trees and dwindling population as well as the characters and their relationships. Exciting and original, I appreciated the additional perspective added here which helped refresh my memory of the first book while deepening the plot. I hope the wait isn‘t long for the concluding volume!