A review by sarrie
The Road of Storms by Anthony Ryan

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

 

TL;DR: I loved the last half of this. The first felt just a bit slow, but I loved that last half.
Source: NetGalley! Thank you so, so much! 

Plot: We’re getting so close, SO close to the end here and the battle scenes keep getting more wild.
Characters: We actually got a bit more of our two newest characters in this which I liked but we still got plenty of our favorites.
Setting: Yet another new setting, this one was a plains type of kingdom with a cursed road and some rebel forces to track down.
Fantasy: We didn’t get as much as far as setup for the world but we saw a lot of great magic swords being magical. That was the huge win for me. 

Thoughts: 

Anthony Ryan continues his Seven Swords series with The Road of Storms which is going to lead us to our final confrontation. There isn’t a whole lot I can say about this particular volume without spoilers but let’s see what we can do. 

This one has our band of not-so-merry adventurers crossing a haunted and cursed mountain range in pursuit of one of the two last swords they need to complete the Seven Swords and banish the demons that are trapped within back to hell (and the one that is attempting to bring hell to earth). I can’t say the creepy factor was exceptionally strong by Mr. Ryan continues to dazzle with his use of battle scenes. They continue to get bigger and badder in the best way, especially considering the power and abilities of our swords and friends. 

If you’re following the series this is just as strong as the rest. We get a lot more character involvement from some favorites and our newest sword bearer from last book gets some shaping out which I enjoyed. I continue to say this is one of my favorite series currently running and I’m pumped for the last book!