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A review by katleap
The Memory of Fire by Callie Bates
4.0
4 Stars
I received an e-ARC copy of The Memory of Fire from the publisher and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
Elanna and Jahan are trying to calm things in the aftermath of their revolution in [b:The Waking Land|32671619|The Waking Land (The Waking Land, #1)|Callie Bates|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1498322271s/32671619.jpg|53244644]. When Queen Sophy gets word that the Emperor is readying the Black Ships to attack Eren, she asks Jahan to return to the Empire and negotiate for peace. Jahan also receives word that his younger brother has left the military academy and no one know where he is. With two missions he returns to find that all is not how he left it, his friendships are in shambles, there are witch hunters on every corner and a voice in his head that will not leave him alone.
I struggled a bit with this book. The beginning was slow. Jahan spends a lot of time running from place to place with no plan or idea. It drove me nuts. About half way when he has everything upended that's when I started to get invested. And then I couldn't put it down.
Jahan was good character in The Waking Land and I liked him, but I wasn't sure about a book from his perspective. Mostly because I really came to liked Elanna. Happily I was proven wrong. Jahan is complicated. He has spent his whole life not only hiding what he is but actively misdirecting just about every person in his life and it comes back to bite him rather badly. So he has to figure out what is worth fighting for and what type of person he wants to be.
I love the magic in this series. Jahan's magic is different for Elanna's which makes sense. But I loved learning how it worked. The idea that things remember the way they were or the potential of what it could be was awesome. Also the wells are neat too.
I really hope that there is another book because I need to know what happens next in Eren.
I received an e-ARC copy of The Memory of Fire from the publisher and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
Elanna and Jahan are trying to calm things in the aftermath of their revolution in [b:The Waking Land|32671619|The Waking Land (The Waking Land, #1)|Callie Bates|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1498322271s/32671619.jpg|53244644]. When Queen Sophy gets word that the Emperor is readying the Black Ships to attack Eren, she asks Jahan to return to the Empire and negotiate for peace. Jahan also receives word that his younger brother has left the military academy and no one know where he is. With two missions he returns to find that all is not how he left it, his friendships are in shambles, there are witch hunters on every corner and a voice in his head that will not leave him alone.
I struggled a bit with this book. The beginning was slow. Jahan spends a lot of time running from place to place with no plan or idea. It drove me nuts. About half way when he has everything upended that's when I started to get invested. And then I couldn't put it down.
Jahan was good character in The Waking Land and I liked him, but I wasn't sure about a book from his perspective. Mostly because I really came to liked Elanna. Happily I was proven wrong. Jahan is complicated. He has spent his whole life not only hiding what he is but actively misdirecting just about every person in his life and it comes back to bite him rather badly. So he has to figure out what is worth fighting for and what type of person he wants to be.
I love the magic in this series. Jahan's magic is different for Elanna's which makes sense. But I loved learning how it worked. The idea that things remember the way they were or the potential of what it could be was awesome. Also the wells are neat too.
I really hope that there is another book because I need to know what happens next in Eren.