Silke has always been good at spinning the truth and storytelling. So good that just years after arriving as a penniless orphan, she has found her way up to working for the most splendid chocolate makers in the city as a master promoter. Although Silke loves her work at the Chocolate Heart, she’s certain it won’t last, and what Silke wants more than anything is somewhere safe to call home.
Then Silke gets the opportunity she’s been waiting for: the Crown Princess personally asks her to spy on the Elfenwald royal family during their first to the kingdom. In return, Silke will have the home she’s always wanted in the secure palace. But Silke has her own dark, secret reasons for not trusting fairies, and her mission isn’t as simple as she hoped. Soon, she discovers that her city is in danger and that maybe it’s more her home than she ever realized.
Can Silke find out the truth about the fairies while keeping her own secrets hidden?
This second book in the Chocolate Heart series is told from the point of view of Aventurine’s human friend, Silke.
I loved Silke in the first book. She’s the kind of person you want by your side in a fantasy adventure. She’s clever, quick-thinking, and can talk her way out of almost anything. But there’s more to this girl than the confident persona we first see. She is determined not to let her past trauma keep her from being the heroine of her own story, not the victim.
I liked seeing Aventurine through Silke’s eyes. Silke dearly cares for her dragon friend but gets frustrated with her fiery temper and feral behavior. They genuinely care and trust each other and would do anything to protect the other.
The author does a great job expanding on this fantasy world with the introduction to the fairies and their history with the dragons.
I had a hard time wrapping my brain around the story’s climax, and I had to read over it a few times before I grasped what was going on. It kind of reminded me of an episode of Doctor Who. I can’t explain what I mean by that without giving away spoilers.
There is a third book in this series, but I won’t be reviewing it. I read it, and I didn’t like it. That’s all I’m going to say.