From book 1 Eon, has had readers on their toes, waiting for Eona! I've stalked Amazon for days, after my preorder, and the book came 2 days after I ordered..and then I finished it soon after. :D Yeah, I was just that obsessed and addicted to this Eon series concluder! 
 Picking up rapidly where Eon stopped, the series begins with Eona joining the resistance fighters and looking for Prince Kygo. All the while, the crew of fighters must uncover secrets of the Dragoneye arts and put Kygo on the throne. Eona is undenibly engaging and a step up from Eon, but still it's almost hard to love the novel unequivocally. Packed with action, romance, issues of trust and power Eona is a smashing sequel to the amazing first book. 
 As many have said, Eona is definitely a more mature novel than Eon. Eon is a more single minded, hero raises from humble origins, coming-of-age story; however Eona overturns all that and raises the questions of power and responsibility. Eona is filled to the brim with harsh battles, fight scenes that are more gruesome than symbolic and heavily blurred lines between good and bad. Seriously, one of the driving conflicts of this story is ethics, morality - a lot of which Eona condemns herself for as the people around her do. Who is there to trust, and what is the right path are serious questions that are dealt with achingly. Although Eona is supposed to be the heroine, she is caught between power struggles, of her inner soul and more importantly the continuing relationship with Ido. Yet Kygo is no different; both men need Eona for strength and power, a fragile relationship in such a world of love and politics. 
 In retrospect, the romance aspect is no different. Eona has a strained, anxious atmosphere - rightfully so with the unclear loyalties and relationships among characters; love only complicates the novel even more. How far do love and loyalty go, when such a world depends on alliances at every corner and punishing loyalties? Such harsh gray areas are what makes Eona difficult to grasp with - it just simply transcends the conventional standards of stories in the same category; it's just a cut above the rest. 
 Eona is ridiculously rich in ethical dilemmas - yet that's what makes it a difficult novel to love in the same respect. Events that tear up the world force Eona to take responsibility for many tragedies - and repudiate her as a source of morality. In actuality Eona is made to look unlikeable in some respects because of the additional struggles. With Eona reverting back to female, she's treated more unfairly and in a more prejudiced manner. Objectifications, a heavy atmosphere of sexual tension kind of do add to unlikeable-ness, but Eona pulls it off with an unforgettable plot to save the kingdom and show her true loyalties. 
 Aside from the moralistic tensions - Eona is stunning in any other category. The scenery is even richer, more lush and more detailed - the lands of the resistance fighters, the country farmers ravaged by disease and storm are all shown, and much more of the Eona world is exhibited. Beneath all the wonder and enchantment of Eona are deeper secrets though - plot twists and secrets in the red/black folio are revealed in Eona, which absolutely make it a must read! 
 Throughout the book, I was enchanted, I was addicted and I was in love with Eona! But it's a long read, long yet rewarding for the ending it brings to the table even if you might see it coming. Another epic series with a brilliant conclusion to the series, Eona has it all to be one of my most highly anticipated books of 2011.