A review by scotiastories
Beckoning of the Gate by Benjamin J. Ryan

4.0

When I was younger I used to have dreams of finding some magic object that would whisk me away on an adventure. We all probably did, right?

I'm going to hardcore pass on this one though. Santha, our main character, finds a key deep in the forest, and honestly, everything goes to hell from there.

The fae/magic lore in this world seems like one of those that could go on forever, with endess stories and possibilities. I wish I could have learned more about them in details.

The main character wasn't my favourite person in the story, she wasn't my vibe you could say, but you have to give her props for the sheer amount of what she goes through, and then she keeps going. Her relationships with the different characters frustrated me more than once, though maybe that was the whole point. It was meant to be happy and healthy. People can really terrible to teach other.

My absolute favourite was Biahnd. I could read a whole book on her. She was spectacular and I'm still not over everything that happened. The