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anotherstoryreader 's review for:
A Light in the Sky
by Shina Reynolds
This book was very exciting. It’s a bit of a dystopian world. The people have been in a war that never seems to end and no one really knows why it’s still going on. The Empyrean Cavalry are the military are elite riders on horses gifted with wings. They begin life as wingless horses but once horse and rider win the yearly competition they are granted Empyrean Rider status. This grants the horse the gift of wings and the rider a chance at glory. Only 12 riders are chosen each year. Aluma Banks' father is a retired military hero. He refuses to allow his daughter to join the ranks to save her from war. Through a series of events, she is rushed into the arena to compete.
There are a few tropes I feel I should warn you about. Not that they ruin the story only they may be reading peeves for some people.
1. The dreaded love triangle. I hate when both guys are great and even I can't choose.
2. Everyone knows the big info except for the MC and no one will filler her in. Love triangle I can deal with I'm not a fan of everyone being aware of the big picture and leaving the MC out. The MC then just bumble around making mistakes until they figure out what's going on.. and poor Aluma sure makes some naive choices with big consequences.
Overall this story was very action-packed and I was fully invested in the MC and supporting roles.
Two things I want to get off my chest so Spoiler below...
First I had such a hard time with the names of both places and people. Poor Wolkenna, Somehow I started calling her Wauconda in my head and I couldn't make myself stop. Finally, I just gave up and stuck with it.
Second, So Alumn gives the light to the king to keep safe. Her traitorous brother is in the building a few hours at most and is able to find it, steal it, and run away on a flying horse without anyone noticing.
There are a few tropes I feel I should warn you about. Not that they ruin the story only they may be reading peeves for some people.
1. The dreaded love triangle. I hate when both guys are great and even I can't choose.
2. Everyone knows the big info except for the MC and no one will filler her in. Love triangle I can deal with I'm not a fan of everyone being aware of the big picture and leaving the MC out. The MC then just bumble around making mistakes until they figure out what's going on.. and poor Aluma sure makes some naive choices with big consequences.
Overall this story was very action-packed and I was fully invested in the MC and supporting roles.
Two things I want to get off my chest so Spoiler below...
Spoiler
Things I wanted to mention that don't necessarily take away from the book as a whole.First I had such a hard time with the names of both places and people. Poor Wolkenna, Somehow I started calling her Wauconda in my head and I couldn't make myself stop. Finally, I just gave up and stuck with it.
Second, So Alumn gives the light to the king to keep safe. Her traitorous brother is in the building a few hours at most and is able to find it, steal it, and run away on a flying horse without anyone noticing.