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A review by hobbleit
Stormtide by Den Patrick
4.0
Copy received from Netgalley, all opinions are my own
Stormtide picks up right from the end of Witchsign and the characters are quickly split into three groups: Steiner, his father and Kristofine, Kjellrun and lastly Kimi. Each thread of the story helps to expand the world created by Patrick and push the story on further.
Yes, there were times when Stormtide dragged a little and it did suffer a bit from middle book syndrome but on the whole it was very good. The last third of the book was excellent and I was so excited to read it that I didn’t want to put the book down. It has gods, it has dragons and it has an evil empire so what more could you want?
I still enjoy the characters even though they could be a bit whiny at times but, thankfully, they get over that by the end and come across as actual heroes and not petulant teenagers (Yes, Steiner, I’m looking at you). I get that Kjellrun is affected by what happened in book one and I sympathise with her about that but I was so relieved when she actually got over it and started acting like the adult she almost is.
Stormtide is a well written book and the pacing is mostly ok and despite there being a couple of instances where it dragged a little, it was exciting. I liked getting to know the characters better and I enjoyed Kimi having an expanded role in this story. Silverdust has his own chapters as well which were very interesting to read. We get to learn more of the Emperor, the past and the world is expanded greatly which all serve to make this a very interesting book.
I enjoyed Stormtide. It was a fun and quick read which builds on Witchsign. I like the characters, I like the world and I enjoy the story. Now I just have to wait for book three
Stormtide picks up right from the end of Witchsign and the characters are quickly split into three groups: Steiner, his father and Kristofine, Kjellrun and lastly Kimi. Each thread of the story helps to expand the world created by Patrick and push the story on further.
Yes, there were times when Stormtide dragged a little and it did suffer a bit from middle book syndrome but on the whole it was very good. The last third of the book was excellent and I was so excited to read it that I didn’t want to put the book down. It has gods, it has dragons and it has an evil empire so what more could you want?
I still enjoy the characters even though they could be a bit whiny at times but, thankfully, they get over that by the end and come across as actual heroes and not petulant teenagers (Yes, Steiner, I’m looking at you). I get that Kjellrun is affected by what happened in book one and I sympathise with her about that but I was so relieved when she actually got over it and started acting like the adult she almost is.
Stormtide is a well written book and the pacing is mostly ok and despite there being a couple of instances where it dragged a little, it was exciting. I liked getting to know the characters better and I enjoyed Kimi having an expanded role in this story. Silverdust has his own chapters as well which were very interesting to read. We get to learn more of the Emperor, the past and the world is expanded greatly which all serve to make this a very interesting book.
I enjoyed Stormtide. It was a fun and quick read which builds on Witchsign. I like the characters, I like the world and I enjoy the story. Now I just have to wait for book three