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Symphony of the Wind
by Steven McKinnon
* This is one of the SPFBO finalists for 2018 *
I picked this one up and instantly knew I would like it because the writing style was easy to connect with and I found the world to be a lot of fun. This is a book that managed to hook me in early, and keep me guessing throughout because there are a multitude of twists and turns I didn't see coming. I found the characters and world both very likeable, and I enjoyed hearing about the darker side of the world, the corrupt ruling powers and the scope of the story which will inevitably go on for a couple more books.
This has quite a few main characters, Serna, a young woman who is living in an orphanage but she is nearly old enough to join the Raincatcher guild and she has been apprenticing on a ship. She is a feisty one and she has a lot of daring, brave moments in the book which I liked. Later on she also learns that there is a lot more to her than we initially realise.
We also have Tiera, in a relationship with a Captain and a more minor character until she is forced to do something incredibly tragic. Her story from that point takes on a very bleak turn, and I liked seeing her PoV too as I felt that she added a lot of tension and movement into the story.
Tyson Gallows is a man desperate to find out what happened to his fiancé. She vanished and he knows there is more to the story than he has been told, and as the book goes on he discovers a lot more about the darker undercurrents of the society, some nefarious magic, and some nasty testing. His plot interacted well with the others and I found him likeable to read about.
The world is one where water needs to be shipped in by airships, electricity comes from bit giant spires, and people work for hire or for guilds that are fairly corrupt at times. There are brothels and people who pimp others out, and it's a pretty shady place to live to be honest. There is some hints at magic around, some experiments that seem to be slowly sweeping the nation, but it's not widely known yet and our main characters need to uncover what or who is behind it all. There's a lot of moments I enjoyed which come from having a darker world like this, and the imminent threat of war with a neighbouring country too.
Overall, I really enjoyed this and I found it an absolute pleasure to read and would definitely continue to read the series. I was pleasantly surprised by how many things I didn't see coming, and I would like to know what is going to happen next as we're left with some big questions. 4.25*s which is 8.5/10 for #SPFBO.
I picked this one up and instantly knew I would like it because the writing style was easy to connect with and I found the world to be a lot of fun. This is a book that managed to hook me in early, and keep me guessing throughout because there are a multitude of twists and turns I didn't see coming. I found the characters and world both very likeable, and I enjoyed hearing about the darker side of the world, the corrupt ruling powers and the scope of the story which will inevitably go on for a couple more books.
This has quite a few main characters, Serna, a young woman who is living in an orphanage but she is nearly old enough to join the Raincatcher guild and she has been apprenticing on a ship. She is a feisty one and she has a lot of daring, brave moments in the book which I liked. Later on she also learns that there is a lot more to her than we initially realise.
We also have Tiera, in a relationship with a Captain and a more minor character until she is forced to do something incredibly tragic. Her story from that point takes on a very bleak turn, and I liked seeing her PoV too as I felt that she added a lot of tension and movement into the story.
Tyson Gallows is a man desperate to find out what happened to his fiancé. She vanished and he knows there is more to the story than he has been told, and as the book goes on he discovers a lot more about the darker undercurrents of the society, some nefarious magic, and some nasty testing. His plot interacted well with the others and I found him likeable to read about.
The world is one where water needs to be shipped in by airships, electricity comes from bit giant spires, and people work for hire or for guilds that are fairly corrupt at times. There are brothels and people who pimp others out, and it's a pretty shady place to live to be honest. There is some hints at magic around, some experiments that seem to be slowly sweeping the nation, but it's not widely known yet and our main characters need to uncover what or who is behind it all. There's a lot of moments I enjoyed which come from having a darker world like this, and the imminent threat of war with a neighbouring country too.
Overall, I really enjoyed this and I found it an absolute pleasure to read and would definitely continue to read the series. I was pleasantly surprised by how many things I didn't see coming, and I would like to know what is going to happen next as we're left with some big questions. 4.25*s which is 8.5/10 for #SPFBO.