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zoes_human's review
3.5
The storyline of Unreachable Skies, initially, may seem like an ordinary fantasy plot. The court seer has a vision about a child who is some sort of chosen one. The "chosen one" is oppressed for some reason. Let the epic adventures begin. However, Ms. McCreedy has brought a lot to the table to go with this.
For starters, the main character is not the chosen one. Rather, she is a seer who is thrust is prematurely thrust into a position that she is not ready for while she is grieving. She is also, despite not being human, charmingly human. One of my favorite aspects is that she is messy and may be found regularly worrying about how others perceive the condition of her home, searching for a clean dish, or digging through a pile of tunics to find the least rumpled one. Women are almost never portrayed with this particular trait unless the intent is to demonize them as "bad wife/mother".
I also that all the characters are non-human in a world where humans do not appear to exist. They are the Drax. A species that I personally imagine as something between a cat and a dragon. The author does an excellent job of incorporating non-human behaviors in a natural manner.
The writing is good, the pace is excellent, and while it is escapist fiction, there are layers to be found here. The book doesn't end on a cliff hanger, but it definitely ends leaving room for the next volume, which I most certainly intend to read.
For starters, the main character is not the chosen one. Rather, she is a seer who is thrust is prematurely thrust into a position that she is not ready for while she is grieving. She is also, despite not being human, charmingly human. One of my favorite aspects is that she is messy and may be found regularly worrying about how others perceive the condition of her home, searching for a clean dish, or digging through a pile of tunics to find the least rumpled one. Women are almost never portrayed with this particular trait unless the intent is to demonize them as "bad wife/mother".
I also that all the characters are non-human in a world where humans do not appear to exist. They are the Drax. A species that I personally imagine as something between a cat and a dragon. The author does an excellent job of incorporating non-human behaviors in a natural manner.
The writing is good, the pace is excellent, and while it is escapist fiction, there are layers to be found here. The book doesn't end on a cliff hanger, but it definitely ends leaving room for the next volume, which I most certainly intend to read.
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