Book Review: The Beast Hunters - Dark Sovereign by Christer Lende (ARC)

"A mysterious corpse, beastly assassins, and a basement full of cadavers dissolving in acid, lead the beast hunters towards an enigmatic candidate, favourite to claim the throne of Ashbourn.

Despite not wanting to get involved in the coming coronation, Ara and the two beast hunters cannot deny the beastly nature of the clues they discover. Ara must adopt fake personas, infiltrate political galas, and pursue shadowy assassins. Still, the candidate’s monstrous nature eludes her. With the future of Ashbourn at stake, Ara has to solve the mystery before the new king is crowned.

Strangely, Ara’s abilities from Cornstead seem connected with the incidents that transpire during their investigation. Whispers in her mind foretell of sinister events, which she can slowly see come to life. The venom that grants her powers, seems to intertwine her fate with the dark creature threatening to be crowned king.

The second book in The Beast Hunter of Ashbourn series, Dark Sovereign offers a grand conspiracy, building on the events from the first book. Can Ara escape her connection to the ominous entity manipulating the Capital?"

Pages: 310

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Today is my stop on the tour for The Beast Hunters: Dark Sovereign by Christer Lende. Thank you so much Christer for sending me a copy and for having me on the tour!

I really enjoyed the first book and I’ve been so excited to see what happens next! I really liked seeing our main characters again and how much they have grown. It was great to see how much more confident Ara is in her abilities and she’s itching to start some Beast Hunter work! Although, I must admit Topper remains my favourite!

I enjoyed the introduction to the new characters and found that the new multi-pov format worked well so we could get to know them. Plus, it was so cool to learn more about our main characters too!

The expansion on the worldbuilding was very interesting and I enjoyed seeing our characters in a new setting, especially a town with an underlying mystery! Trying to figure out the mystery was a lot of fun and the fast pace and high action really pulls you in!

The Beast Hunters: Dark Sovereign is a fun sequel and I’m excited to see what happens next! If you're in the US, the first Beast Hunters book is currently at 99c! Plus, in the UK it is also on Kindle Unlimited!

Make sure to check out all of the amazing bloggers on this tour! 💖