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anitak88's review
3.0
Not much to really comment about this book that's different from what I've said about the other ones. I'm still going to continue with the series just because it is such a short read and I feel like I'm already invested but I might as well see it through.
sznnbrgrn's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.25
blodeuedd's review
3.0
I just hate the Destrye! Poor Oria. Fine, there are nice people there too, but so many are just asshats. All she is a witch! She has bewitched him! Use her as a slave and marry one of your own kind! Asshats! She is lying there half dead, but of course she is at fault. Grrrrrr!
I guess I should be happy cos she is with Lonen, but they are just so mean! She is weak because she needs her magic. He is weak cos of their journey there. And people do not want her around so that is not exactly making them stronger.
The book is not long, it's a novella. They get better, there is drama and they try to figure out how to make her better.
But things are coming, I am intrigued by new events. Things will get dangerous too. I am looking forward to more.
I guess I should be happy cos she is with Lonen, but they are just so mean! She is weak because she needs her magic. He is weak cos of their journey there. And people do not want her around so that is not exactly making them stronger.
The book is not long, it's a novella. They get better, there is drama and they try to figure out how to make her better.
But things are coming, I am intrigued by new events. Things will get dangerous too. I am looking forward to more.
audiobookmel's review
4.0
Review originally posted at RabidReads.com.
So, this is the fourth books in the Sorcerous Moons series. It picks up right where The Tides of the Bara left us. Lonen wakes up back in Dru. He’s surprised by one of the people there with him. Someone that Lonen was sure was dead. He is also separated from Oria.
This story doesn’t move the plot along as much as I would’ve liked. This story we get to see the Destrye’s reactions to their king coming back with a “witch” and he’s calling her queen. This does not go over well with the Destrye to say the least. Lonen’s family isn’t any happier than the rest of the Destrye. They could even be taking it worse. Most believe that Oria has ensorceled him.
Oria doesn’t have a good time in Dru. She does make the best of it. She and Chuffta just go with the flow to try to fit in as much as possible. She does find some magic that she’s able to absorb, but not at the levels that she’s used to back in Bara.
We also meet a healer, Baeltya, who has some magic of her own. The young healer that helps Lonen and Oria was a bright light among the Destrye. She’s nice to Oria. She’s very curious to learn about things instead of just shunning things she doesn’t understand.
Pilaryh was another kind girl in the Destrye. She takes Oria to the aswae to get clean. It sounded wonderful. It was like a sauna and they would pour oil on the skin and the sweat out the grime. Then with a wooden scraper, scrape of all the dirt. As someone who has dry skin, this sounded amazing to me. Chuffta was even treated with the oil and he loved the heat of the aswae.
While this story was slower than I’m used to from Kennedy, I did enjoy getting to know the Destrye a little better, even if I wasn’t happy with how several of them acted to Oria. We did see that there were people who were kind, even as they were surrounded by people who hated Oria. The end of the story picks up quite a bit. We continue to learn more about Oria, Destrye’s past and more. I’m really interested to see what happens in the next book. I’m expecting it to be pretty exciting.
**Book was provided to me by the author. This review is my opinion and was not requested or provoked in anyway by the author.
So, this is the fourth books in the Sorcerous Moons series. It picks up right where The Tides of the Bara left us. Lonen wakes up back in Dru. He’s surprised by one of the people there with him. Someone that Lonen was sure was dead. He is also separated from Oria.
This story doesn’t move the plot along as much as I would’ve liked. This story we get to see the Destrye’s reactions to their king coming back with a “witch” and he’s calling her queen. This does not go over well with the Destrye to say the least. Lonen’s family isn’t any happier than the rest of the Destrye. They could even be taking it worse. Most believe that Oria has ensorceled him.
Oria doesn’t have a good time in Dru. She does make the best of it. She and Chuffta just go with the flow to try to fit in as much as possible. She does find some magic that she’s able to absorb, but not at the levels that she’s used to back in Bara.
We also meet a healer, Baeltya, who has some magic of her own. The young healer that helps Lonen and Oria was a bright light among the Destrye. She’s nice to Oria. She’s very curious to learn about things instead of just shunning things she doesn’t understand.
Pilaryh was another kind girl in the Destrye. She takes Oria to the aswae to get clean. It sounded wonderful. It was like a sauna and they would pour oil on the skin and the sweat out the grime. Then with a wooden scraper, scrape of all the dirt. As someone who has dry skin, this sounded amazing to me. Chuffta was even treated with the oil and he loved the heat of the aswae.
While this story was slower than I’m used to from Kennedy, I did enjoy getting to know the Destrye a little better, even if I wasn’t happy with how several of them acted to Oria. We did see that there were people who were kind, even as they were surrounded by people who hated Oria. The end of the story picks up quite a bit. We continue to learn more about Oria, Destrye’s past and more. I’m really interested to see what happens in the next book. I’m expecting it to be pretty exciting.
“And I am the Bringer of Fire! Chuffta added an evil cackle.
“I worry about you. I truly do.”
“I love you, too.” he replied
“I’m not going to lie about it. That’s our past. Yes, an abomination of one, but pretending things weren’t that way won’t magically make it as if it never happened. The Destry have a saying that a man who flinches from the shames of the past will never recognze the dark paths that lead back to them.”
**Book was provided to me by the author. This review is my opinion and was not requested or provoked in anyway by the author.
bananatricky's review
4.0
I heart Jeffe Kennedy, although the Sorcerous Moons series could go on forever!
Oria and Lonen have finally arrived in Dru and have been reunited. But Lonen's brothers, his sister-in-law and his ex-lover are still suspicious of Oria and concerned that she has Lonen under a spell. Also, Lonen's older brother is angry that he is not King because he was believed dead.
As family tensions escalate Oria becomes increasingly weak, cut off from the Baran magic and unable to access the wild magic without overloading herself.
I loved this, it was too short and I am desperate to find out what happens next ...
Oria and Lonen have finally arrived in Dru and have been reunited. But Lonen's brothers, his sister-in-law and his ex-lover are still suspicious of Oria and concerned that she has Lonen under a spell. Also, Lonen's older brother is angry that he is not King because he was believed dead.
As family tensions escalate Oria becomes increasingly weak, cut off from the Baran magic and unable to access the wild magic without overloading herself.
I loved this, it was too short and I am desperate to find out what happens next ...
distilledreads's review
adventurous
fast-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
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