The emotional changes I did experience were completely justified and so well written that I did not even question them when they happened. They were expanded on as I was given more of a reason to feel that way for each character, new and old.

My love and/or emotions for the characters did not change throughout this book from the first novel or beginning of this one. I felt an amazing connection to it when I read Nobody's Goddess and those connections were strengthened here. It is my absolute favorite book world to be in and read about. She created a world that cannot be duplicated. It was impossible for me to not appreciate every word that was printed there because her diction was spot on and no words were wasted. Amy McNulty writes her characters and plot beautifully. My mind was blown in with Nobody's Goddess but that was about 50% of what I experienced with this fantastic sequel. The suspense and plot twists? Far superior in this book than confusion (you'll have to read my review for Nobody's Goddess to understand what I mean by confusion) in the first book. The confusion level was practically non existent. It was worse than a long volleyball rally.Īfter reading the first book, and being thoroughly confused, I was ready for this one to be confusing (but ridiculously amazing) as well. And the lord for whom she still has feelings may be hiding the most frightening truth of them all. Determined not to make the same mistakes, Noll decides to support her male friends through their new emotional experiences, but she’s soon caught up in a darker plot than she ever dared imagine possible from the men she thought she knew so well. This changes when her sister accuses her of hiding her former husband Jurij from her-and when Jurij eventually does ask to move in. Rejected by the lord and ashamed of her part in the village’s history, Noll withdraws from her family and lives life as an independent woodcarver. What many women think will be a simple matter becomes a source of village-wide tension as most men decide to leave their families and responsibilities behind. In order to give each man the chance to fully explore his feelings, the lord of the village decrees all marriages null and void until both spouses declare their love for one another and their desire to wed again. For the first time in a thousand years, the men in Noll’s village possess the freedom to love whom they will.

Nobody's Pawn by Amy McNulty