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A review by omiai
The Burning Swift by Joseph Elliott
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
tense
fast-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
5.0
So I am a big fan of the first 2 books in this series (The Good Hawk & The Broken Raven). the mythical version of Scotland that Elliot has created is just beyond magical. Dark and mysterious, it's a wonderful place to read about.
So I was desperate to read this book, the third and final book in the series.
Boy, I was not disappointed!
I stayed up most of the night reading this, as I could not put it down! It was absolutely brilliant! Obviously, a continuation of the previous book, this is told from the point of view of 3 different characters, Jaime, Agatha and Sigrid. Each has their own unique voice, bringing their vibrant personalities to the story.
Sometimes the characters are interacting, but a lot of the time they are split up around Scotia and sometimes in Ingland. It was fantastic reading each part of the story and seeing it all come together in the end, each tale weaving together, each as important as the other.
there were lots of parts of this book that I had really hoped would happen (especially to do with Jaime and Cray's relationship). It was not a predictable story at all, and the conclusion was incredibly satisfying.
So I highly recommend this book, but obviously, read the first 2 books before you read The Burning Swift, because otherwise it will make zero sense.
my only complaint - and it is minor! - is that, there are a lot of different words used (based on gaelic and norweigan), and honestly, i haven't a clue how to pronounce any of them. one of the main characters in this book is called 'The Badhbh' ... not a clue how to say this one. But honestly, I just made up the pronounciations in my head and read them how i felt like reading them. I just prefer to have a pronounciation guide to help me out with names or words that I'm not clear on.
So I was desperate to read this book, the third and final book in the series.
Boy, I was not disappointed!
I stayed up most of the night reading this, as I could not put it down! It was absolutely brilliant! Obviously, a continuation of the previous book, this is told from the point of view of 3 different characters, Jaime, Agatha and Sigrid. Each has their own unique voice, bringing their vibrant personalities to the story.
Sometimes the characters are interacting, but a lot of the time they are split up around Scotia and sometimes in Ingland. It was fantastic reading each part of the story and seeing it all come together in the end, each tale weaving together, each as important as the other.
there were lots of parts of this book that I had really hoped would happen (especially to do with Jaime and Cray's relationship). It was not a predictable story at all, and the conclusion was incredibly satisfying.
So I highly recommend this book, but obviously, read the first 2 books before you read The Burning Swift, because otherwise it will make zero sense.
my only complaint - and it is minor! - is that, there are a lot of different words used (based on gaelic and norweigan), and honestly, i haven't a clue how to pronounce any of them. one of the main characters in this book is called 'The Badhbh' ... not a clue how to say this one. But honestly, I just made up the pronounciations in my head and read them how i felt like reading them. I just prefer to have a pronounciation guide to help me out with names or words that I'm not clear on.