Golden Son

Darrow has infiltrated the Gold ranks. But the Sons of Ares have failed to contact him. Now he must fight to stay on top, as he tries to continue his mission of breaking the chains alone. He is forever being cut down by Augustus' advisors. Golds who are envious of his skills. Darrow has to keep his wits as sharp as his razor if he is going to survive the politics of this world. As he fights to stay distant from the Golds he calls friends, the double life will begin to wear him down. Mistakes will be made and as Darrow sparks a war among the Golds, he will learn that friends can quickly become enemies.

After being amazed by the first book, this one was disappointing. It was a build up book. The entire book was a giant war and the same things happened throughout the entire thing. Golds switched alliances to whoever looked more powerful, ships blew up, councils debated tactics and loads of people died. But really...the entire book? I honestly started skim reading because the dialogue was so wordy and philosophical it bored me. I just wanted to make sure I kept a record of who died so I wouldn't be confused.

Before the war and the last chapter of the book were the only parts that actually hooked me. I struggled through hoping the same spark the first book had could be found. I understand the point of showing the politics of the world, but there was barely any balance in this book. Everything was politics, war and things going wrong. I like a lot of conflict in my books, but this was too much.

Maybe the next one will be better. I can only hope this build up book wasn't a waste of my time.