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We Ride the Storm
by Devin Madson
Just finished this one and really loved it!
I enjoyed all the POVs, and how different they were. 3 different cultures, two at war and the third mingled up in the middle. Male and female main characters along with emperors, priests and assassins. All this variety has kept me hooked all the way through and kept it interesting!
The strongest suit for this book definitely were the characters and cultures. I loved spending time with them, and learning more and more over the course of the story! I was able to really vanish into the book. To feel the wind blow past me on the ride, to smell the stink of the battlefield, to taste the blood on the air and sit right there having tea with the characters. The book really managed to get all the little details across without spending a lot of time describing it.
The fight scenes are really well written. They portrait action, and the effect on characters. They had a good balance between chaotic, but realistic! No one is save in this one - and a lot of main characters don't make it to the end.
There's quite a bit of politics in this one, but not so much that it gets boring, you need a flowchart to follow it, or the pace getting bogged down by it.
There's some scenes which had me yell "YESSS!" and put a big grin on my face, but there have also been scenes that had me on the edge of my seat, some that had me cringe and some that had me hold my breath.
I absolutely loved "We ride the storm" and will make sure to read more by Devin Madson!
One of my favorite quotes (Slight spoiler as it's from the end of the book, so you will be able to guess one character who makes it to the end, no other spoilers):
"Further examination is required to ascertain the precise nature of her ailment but it appears to be chronic, possibly degenerative, that—”
“The imperial disease.”
Torvash turned on the Hieromonk. “Explain.”
The highest of clerics under God shrugged. “It comes of claiming to be false gods. Such arrogance draws the wrath of—”
“No. That is not how medicine works.”
“What other explanation can there be for a disease that strikes down so many emperors who call themselves gods?”
The first emotion crossed the Witchdoctor’s sculptured face – a contemptuous curl of the lip that warmed my heart even as it reddened the Hieromonk’s cheeks. “One that makes logical sense.”
I enjoyed all the POVs, and how different they were. 3 different cultures, two at war and the third mingled up in the middle. Male and female main characters along with emperors, priests and assassins. All this variety has kept me hooked all the way through and kept it interesting!
The strongest suit for this book definitely were the characters and cultures. I loved spending time with them, and learning more and more over the course of the story! I was able to really vanish into the book. To feel the wind blow past me on the ride, to smell the stink of the battlefield, to taste the blood on the air and sit right there having tea with the characters. The book really managed to get all the little details across without spending a lot of time describing it.
The fight scenes are really well written. They portrait action, and the effect on characters. They had a good balance between chaotic, but realistic! No one is save in this one - and a lot of main characters don't make it to the end.
There's quite a bit of politics in this one, but not so much that it gets boring, you need a flowchart to follow it, or the pace getting bogged down by it.
There's some scenes which had me yell "YESSS!" and put a big grin on my face, but there have also been scenes that had me on the edge of my seat, some that had me cringe and some that had me hold my breath.
I absolutely loved "We ride the storm" and will make sure to read more by Devin Madson!
One of my favorite quotes (Slight spoiler as it's from the end of the book, so you will be able to guess one character who makes it to the end, no other spoilers):
"Further examination is required to ascertain the precise nature of her ailment but it appears to be chronic, possibly degenerative, that—”
“The imperial disease.”
Torvash turned on the Hieromonk. “Explain.”
The highest of clerics under God shrugged. “It comes of claiming to be false gods. Such arrogance draws the wrath of—”
“No. That is not how medicine works.”
“What other explanation can there be for a disease that strikes down so many emperors who call themselves gods?”
The first emotion crossed the Witchdoctor’s sculptured face – a contemptuous curl of the lip that warmed my heart even as it reddened the Hieromonk’s cheeks. “One that makes logical sense.”