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4.14 AVERAGE
4.14 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
inspiring
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
funny
hopeful
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Thank you to NetGalley for providing an arc in exchange for an honest review.
A land under occupation. A legendary sword. A young man’s journey to find his destiny.
It’s been three years since they struck the spark - a literal spark - that was supposed to start a revolution.
If Ossians wouldn't be ruled like civilised subjects, they'd be chained and beaten like dogs.
So the terror began.
Even worse, looming over our cast of misfits and bedraggled heroes is Vika’s foreboding prediction of a new Age of Chaos, when the barriers between the living and the dead disappear and humanity becomes prey to monstrous entities from beyond the Shadowlands.
Wow, this book.
It grapples with friendships, betrayals, beliefs….
Just when you feel confident and vindicated that you guessed a plot twist, you are thrown into a turmoil of new revelations that make you want to scream and beat your head against a wall.
I want to rant and rave about the politically ingenious discourse, the betrayals, the tender, heart-wrenching loyalties of friendships, and the justice of right and wrong, but to do so would spoil the experience for the reader.
Again, this second book sees excellent characterisations with inner conflict that grabs you and rattles you with their convictions… or doubts.
Even though the book is dark and twisting, the characters are so fun to follow and root for and I was eager for and entertained by their interactions.
’Hmm. Nice safe boat trip back to the south, or perilous cross-country slog hauling a steadily decaying corpse?' He made an imaginary scales of his hands and weighed up the options. 'No contest, really.’
'I was hoping you'd say that.’
"Oooh, Grub done a stupid thing!' he told himself, as he ran for his life.
If you enjoyed the genius of Dandelion Dynasty and the coming-of-age fantasy and epic fantasy of Malice or The Shadow of What was Lost, this book will astound, amaze and inspire you as much as it did me.
A land under occupation. A legendary sword. A young man’s journey to find his destiny.
It’s been three years since they struck the spark - a literal spark - that was supposed to start a revolution.
If Ossians wouldn't be ruled like civilised subjects, they'd be chained and beaten like dogs.
So the terror began.
Even worse, looming over our cast of misfits and bedraggled heroes is Vika’s foreboding prediction of a new Age of Chaos, when the barriers between the living and the dead disappear and humanity becomes prey to monstrous entities from beyond the Shadowlands.
Wow, this book.
It grapples with friendships, betrayals, beliefs….
Just when you feel confident and vindicated that you guessed a plot twist, you are thrown into a turmoil of new revelations that make you want to scream and beat your head against a wall.
I want to rant and rave about the politically ingenious discourse, the betrayals, the tender, heart-wrenching loyalties of friendships, and the justice of right and wrong, but to do so would spoil the experience for the reader.
Again, this second book sees excellent characterisations with inner conflict that grabs you and rattles you with their convictions… or doubts.
Even though the book is dark and twisting, the characters are so fun to follow and root for and I was eager for and entertained by their interactions.
’Hmm. Nice safe boat trip back to the south, or perilous cross-country slog hauling a steadily decaying corpse?' He made an imaginary scales of his hands and weighed up the options. 'No contest, really.’
'I was hoping you'd say that.’
"Oooh, Grub done a stupid thing!' he told himself, as he ran for his life.
If you enjoyed the genius of Dandelion Dynasty and the coming-of-age fantasy and epic fantasy of Malice or The Shadow of What was Lost, this book will astound, amaze and inspire you as much as it did me.
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes