It has been a very long time since I read a book for pleasure. I read with the kids, I read for the kids (i.e. parenting & homeschooling books), but rarely a book for pleasure. In fact, the last time I did was (oh, this is embarrassing) about a year ago when I read Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. So when I got the chance to read a Christian fantasy novel for review, I decided it was an opportunity I didn't want to pass up. I didn't realize it when I first started, but Beneath the Forsaken City is actually Book Two in the Song of Seare series. Having not read the first book, Oath of the Brotherhood , didn't slow me down a bit. I was able to jump straight into the story and follow along without any trouble. Although clearly I might have had a better understanding of the characters had I spent time with them in the first book. About the Book A Storm on the Horizon. A Brotherhood Scattered. Conor and Aine have barely escaped...