Review by kimwritesstuff - The Wind Weaver

kimwritesstuff 's review for:

The Wind Weaver by Julie Johnson

3.5

adventurous 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: No

I really liked this book, but there were a few plot points that just fell flat for me. A lot of the book is world-building and establishing relationships which I enjoyed, but the main character basically does no training the whole book. It's established early on that Rhya has considerable skill with archery, but other than that she doesn't really train in combat or her magic. It's really frustrating to me and I wish the character would have developed more.

The base of the story is that Rhya gets rescued from her own execution and discovers that she's not an ordinary halfling. She's a Wind Weaver, basically she is one of four elemental Fae destined to help restore balance. The man who saves her is frustrating and hot. There are a few steamy moments, but no sex scenes. I do think that future books will have more steam to them, but this one was relatively tame. I think this book does a lot of groundwork and I'm excited to see where the story goes.

This book is a good fantasy book and I think the next installment will be even better.

Thanks to NetGalley and Berkley Publishing - Ace for the advanced copy. All opinions are my own.

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