The Queen’s Enemy is the second book in the Blood Prophecy series written by Author Barb Jones and continues the story of the four main characters, Amber, Chloe, Marcus and Michael. Relationships have moved forward in time with Chloe and Marcus now married and expecting their first child. Amber is sired to Michael and is becoming increasingly more powerful, but as she and Chloe are drawn deeper into the prophecy, the question remains as to whether Michael is destined to love and protect Amber? Or if he is meant to kill her?
In this book the reader is introduced to several more key characters, and they do provide some of the background and context to past events that have shaped the present, drawing readers deeper into the story. These characters also bring further complications for the two couples which add to the drama and tension.
Readers do need to be prepared for the swift changes between characters point of views, including the additional characters, and the writing does move around in time between past and present. Whilst necessary for the story, this can become confusing at times, and so I would recommend not to leave large gaps of time between starting and finishing the book. Overall the author has handled this element of writing well enough, and she does have noticeable breaks in the text where point of views change.
I enjoyed the additional content, and of course the conflicts introduced. The pace is satisfactory and the dialogue relevant and credible. There are very little editorial issues to distract the reader or drag them out of the story.
This is proving to be a fascinating series, and I am looking forward to reading Book 3. I award 4 stars.
