![]() ![]() ![]() For this reason, Umbertouched would be best read back-to-back with the first book with no length of time between. Most of the characters were established in Rosemarked with almost no recaps to refresh readers memories. You now have two lead characters to keep track of through a confusing war and it feels like it meanders aimlessly for too long. The narrative alters back and forth between Zivah and Dineas’ points of view, but they are separate more than together this time around, making for a less satisfying read. Zivah has the plague and the clock is ticking, while Dineas survived and is umbertouched, immune to the disease. When we last saw Zivah the healer and Dineas the warrior, they were about to embark on a mission to stop the Emperor from intentionally spreading the rose plague to other lands in an act of chemical warfare. If you didn’t read Rosemarked, you might want to stop reading now to avoid any spoilers. ![]() The lands of Ampara, Mishikan, and Monyar will never be the same when the dust settles. The story comes to a conclusion in the second part of this duology in Umbertouched, now available from Hyperion, an imprint of Disney Book Group. Livia Blackburne’s memorable novel Rosemarked stayed with me when I read it last year. ![]()
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