Entwined Paths by M. L. Greye

*MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS FOR FIRST BOOK*

Hello, again my lovely readers! I am here again with another review and this one is for a friend of mine and I truly love her books! This book is the second book in the swift shadows series and follows the before. In the first book, we got a little bit of background of what happened before  Of Rioters and Royals (ORAR). We got glimpses of Emry and Declan's pasts in the smallest bits, but never truely what led them up to the points we see them in the first book. This second book, Entwined Paths, answers many questions we may have collected from the first and tells a great story of getting us to the place we find Emry and Declan in the first book.

Greye manages to tell a prequel story in a descriptive and captivating way that keeps you hooked from the moment you true the first page. Follow Declan through his past of struggle with himself and the things he's done and he finds solace in the one person who seems familiar to him, Emry. His tormented past leads him on a journey of self-survival.

We also follow Emry as she goes on her journey to be the Queen she wants to see for the kingdom and her journeys through the lands she is to rule and where she will become The Mistress we have come to find her to be in ORAR. See her go through a change to become the person she pushes herself to be and the relationships she builds on this journey. Greye also manages to make us fall in love with new characters that make us question our loyalty to the OTP!

Greye has yet again written a great YA fantasy novel and stays true to her unique magic system and I can not wait to see what she has in store. This store pulls and captivates its readers and truly made me want to be a part of the world she has written. I wanted to walk beside Emry and help Declan through the challenges.