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blodeuedd's review
3.0
I was honestly confused at times. They kept talking about a Sacrifice and was all who?! I did not read the previous book so I checked that one. Seems it took place in Xy, so nope that was not the problem. Did some digging it seems that another trilogy oh hers explains that bit. You are supposed to read two series at the same time and in the same order. Except I read that book 7 years ago! And this book came out last year. So beware, messy series alert!
Also, I do not really remember much from previous books in this series, except that book 1 rocked ;) SO sorry Simus, I do not remember you, but you seemed nice.
I guess Snowfall was never mentioned so she is new...maybe. Also since I do not remember much I do not remember that I should hate warrior priests! You got lucky there Snowfall! I never felt anything bad against you.
Ok, but even though it felt messy and they talked about things I read 7 years ago I could still follow the main story. That is people challenging Simus for duels and him and Snowfall getting to know each other.
Though damn, insta love much! I did NOT feel them fall in love.
BUT, I like Vaughan, so even with many many faults I still enjoyed this book and world.
Also, I do not really remember much from previous books in this series, except that book 1 rocked ;) SO sorry Simus, I do not remember you, but you seemed nice.
I guess Snowfall was never mentioned so she is new...maybe. Also since I do not remember much I do not remember that I should hate warrior priests! You got lucky there Snowfall! I never felt anything bad against you.
Ok, but even though it felt messy and they talked about things I read 7 years ago I could still follow the main story. That is people challenging Simus for duels and him and Snowfall getting to know each other.
Though damn, insta love much! I did NOT feel them fall in love.
BUT, I like Vaughan, so even with many many faults I still enjoyed this book and world.
redhairedashreads's review
3.0
3 stars - I liked it
“Every ending is a beginning, and every beginning an end.”
First off, I should have looked up the recommended reading order for Vaughan’s books because I didn’t realize this book should be read after reading the Epic of Palins series. The events that happened in that series tie directly into this series and affect the people of the Plains in this book. I had no problems following Simon and Snowfall’s story or what was happening, but there are frequent references to what the Warrior-Priests did that were not explained because it happened in the other series. I will be reading that series before continuing this series to better understand what is happening.
No onto this book. Simus is at the heart of the Plains to challenge for warlord status. Simus is a character that I have loved since he was introduced. He is loud, vibrant, and full of life. I enjoyed getting to see a more serious side of him and watching him fall head over heels for Snowfall. This is an instant love story. Simus falls for her in one look but the fact that she is a warrior-priest causes problems. Snowfall was a deadly warrior with some useful magical abilities. I really liked her and look forward to seeing more of her in the future. While I did enjoy these two’s relationship, it was very fast with little wooing.
“She is the flame of my heart…”
A lot happens in this book outside of SImus and Snowfall’s relationship. The Warrior-Priests have been decimated, magic is alive again, and wyverns have been unleashed. It will be very interesting to see how the people of the plains adapt to these new threats. Overall, this was a great book and I look forward to reading more in this series, but after I read the Epic of Palins series so I can better understand everything that happened.
Trigger Warnings: death, violence, injuries and gore
mdlaclair's review
3.0
I loved getting back in to this world again!!! Having said that I felt like this book was a gap filler. While I certainly enjoyed it. I was always wishing for a little more. Even then ending did not seem to really be an ending. It left a lot of plot threads hanging. I don't know if there and going to be more books in the series but it seems like there should be.
loverofromance's review
4.0
WarDance is a book that I have been highly anticipating and I finally got my booty in gear and picked this one up here. This is Simus's book and I adored it in every way. Now I didn't know quite what to expect but to see him paired up with a warrior priestess and that was something new and not where I saw this author going. At the beginning of the story we see two separate POV's from Simus and our heroine, Snowfall. Now Simus is working towards becoming a warlord of his own and supporting the campaign of his dear friend Keir in being the WarKing. His best friend Joden is on his own journey, and now Simus must forge his own journey and the woman that is winning his heart. Snowfall, has been a warrior priestess in training and now her master has released her to serve Simus and find her own path and she feels a strong mystical connection to Simus in a way she can't explain but she knows its real and is willing to find her own place and status among his warriors. But there is a rising danger and a new threat and only together will they find what they need.
I found WarDance to be a fantastic read and I fell in love with this pairing. It was quite an interesting dynamic to see Snowfall and Simus together, they are opposites in many ways and most especially in temperament. Simus is high energy, and Snowfall has a calmness to her. I really had a blast with that dynamic. Now I will say that this is not my favorite installment in the series due to lack of romance. There is some, but I just didn't quite feel the focus as much as I have come to expect from this author. I really just wanted to explore more deeply into their story and I felt like it wasn't long enough. That there needed more depths shared for this pairing but still a solid story that I enjoyed quite a bit.
Overall I found WarDance to be stimulating, gravitating and pulls you in quickly into this high fantasy world we have all come to love and respect from this author.
I found WarDance to be a fantastic read and I fell in love with this pairing. It was quite an interesting dynamic to see Snowfall and Simus together, they are opposites in many ways and most especially in temperament. Simus is high energy, and Snowfall has a calmness to her. I really had a blast with that dynamic. Now I will say that this is not my favorite installment in the series due to lack of romance. There is some, but I just didn't quite feel the focus as much as I have come to expect from this author. I really just wanted to explore more deeply into their story and I felt like it wasn't long enough. That there needed more depths shared for this pairing but still a solid story that I enjoyed quite a bit.
Overall I found WarDance to be stimulating, gravitating and pulls you in quickly into this high fantasy world we have all come to love and respect from this author.
brinnet's review
4.0
The first half of the book did very little for me. In fact, I found it a bit of a slog.
But the second half—that is when things started to get interesting again. We began to get into culture, we introduced new possibilities and interesting ideas. I found reading about the Warlord challenges to be fairly interesting, and I especially like how this book had a few surprises I didn't see coming.
This is probably a 3 if you balance out my rather lukewarm feelings toward the first half with my genuine enjoyment of the second half. I find myself looking forward to the next book, which is a surprise. And since our library doesn't have this series, I've even purchased a Kindle version of the next book.
But the second half—that is when things started to get interesting again. We began to get into culture, we introduced new possibilities and interesting ideas. I found reading about the Warlord challenges to be fairly interesting, and I especially like how this book had a few surprises I didn't see coming.
This is probably a 3 if you balance out my rather lukewarm feelings toward the first half with my genuine enjoyment of the second half. I find myself looking forward to the next book, which is a surprise. And since our library doesn't have this series, I've even purchased a Kindle version of the next book.
nelsonseye's review
4.0
I'm glad the author continued with this series. There were a number of interesting plot developments, and I liked the focus on Simus and Snowfall. Given how the story ended, it looks like a few more books are on their way. Excellent.
sabrinacamp's review
3.0
I would love to finish reading this book...but its not available at my library at the moment :(
Update: so I just caved and bought it on Amazon because I had to know what happens.
Not my favorite in the series but I really like Snowfall, even if her relationship with Simus was a little sudden.
Update: so I just caved and bought it on Amazon because I had to know what happens.
Not my favorite in the series but I really like Snowfall, even if her relationship with Simus was a little sudden.
mearias's review
3.0
I waited a long time for this book and was left a bit wanting. This book seemed like it was part of a larger story, but I don't necessarily feel like it need to stand on its own this way. Maybe it could have been more ambitious? Not sure, but I'm left feeling let-down a bit.
I will say the characters were great. Super excited that the protagonists were POC and the cover model is absolutely gorgeous. Snowfall and Simus were great characters, as were the others. I didn't get the same feeling for them as I did for Lara and Keir, but their personalities were completely different. Definitely want to learn more about Snowfall (she's pretty bad ass).
Waiting for the next stories in these chronicles.... just really hope this author has an end in sight (and a clear way of getting there).
I will say the characters were great. Super excited that the protagonists were POC and the cover model is absolutely gorgeous. Snowfall and Simus were great characters, as were the others. I didn't get the same feeling for them as I did for Lara and Keir, but their personalities were completely different. Definitely want to learn more about Snowfall (she's pretty bad ass).
Waiting for the next stories in these chronicles.... just really hope this author has an end in sight (and a clear way of getting there).
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