The Follower of Flowers

            

Title: The Follower of Flowers

Series: Flowers of Prophecy #2

Author: Natalia Hernandez

Publisher: June 27, 2023

Pages: 365

Genre: YA LGBT Fantasy

As a child, the Name-Bearer had one duty; to receive and deliver the names of the future monarchy from the Flowers of Prophecy. But on the day of the Naming Ceremony, the Flowers refused. They claim another child was born more worthy of the Naming, and the Name-Bearer must find him and deliver him to them in order to restore peace to her land.

Now, ten years later, the Name-Barer and her companions are on a quest to find the Unnamed Prince and fulfill the prophecy. But with a bounty on their heads, an increase in monstro activity, and a long dangerous journey through enemy territory, they may be in for more than they bargained for. In order to survive, they will have to rely on strangers, unlikely new allies, and those they once loved – and hope that their trust in them has not been misplaced.

With so much opposition, will their courage – and their friendships, survive?

We've caught back up with Nova aka Nessa aka The Name-Bearer. She's on her mission to find the Unnamed Prince. 

I enjoyed their quest. All of the people that Nova picked up along the way. The struggles of hoping you've deciphered a prophecy correctly and then finding out you've missed something along the way. 

I was waiting for Nova to be reunited with Damika (and her other sisters). Every time they encountered a new group of people I was convinced that it was going to be Damika! But when they were finally reunited, things didn't go quite as I expected they might. There was a good bit more tension than I predicted, but it worked. Especially considering you have to factor Axchel into the equation now. 

The parallel storyline for Jess was interesting. It gave us a bit of backstory on some of our travelers. But a lot of this book felt like it was just setting us up for the next step on their journey. It was a transitional story, and it was good. But I am still SO curious what's next for this lot!

Ratings

Stars: 5/5