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A review by gabriele_queerbookdom
The Burning Swift by Joseph Elliott
5.0
DRC provided by Candlewick Press via Edelweiss+ in exchange for an honest review.
Representation: gay white Scottish protagonist with anxiety, disabled white Scottish protagonist, gay white Scottish tertiary character.
Content Warning: anxiety, violence, death, internalised homophobia, sexism, misogyny, ritualistic self-harm.
The Burning Swift by Joseph Elliott is the marvellous conclusion of the Shadow Skye trilogy, an enthralling fantasy series set in a mythical Scotland, deserving of more notoriety than it gets.
After saving the girl who came to warn the clans of Skye, Agatha, Jaime and their friends will need to recruit allies and plan their defence against the incoming army of Norveg and Inglish soldiers set upon them by the evil and ruthless King Edmund and Konge Grímir.
I received a galley of the previous books in the series last year and I was extremely happy and excited to have been given the chance to read and review the series’ finale as well. As always, I will have a hard time reviewing because I adored the book and, while I do not get why, I often find it difficult to put thoughts to paper.
I loved this book even more than the first two. I thought it was a brilliant end to the series. Seeing Agatha’s, Jaime’s and Sigrid’s internal growth throughout the whole trilogy (even if Sigrid only turns up in the second book) was simply splendid and so were the adventures and the fighting scenes; the discourses about beliefs and how one should not impose one’s own views on others and instead learn to respect them delighted me.
The Burning Swift captivated me from start to finish and made me love even more the whole series. I do not only recommend everyone to read this exceptional trilogy, but I implore you to do so because I am fairly sure you will not be disappointed.
Representation: gay white Scottish protagonist with anxiety, disabled white Scottish protagonist, gay white Scottish tertiary character.
Content Warning: anxiety, violence, death, internalised homophobia, sexism, misogyny, ritualistic self-harm.
The Burning Swift by Joseph Elliott is the marvellous conclusion of the Shadow Skye trilogy, an enthralling fantasy series set in a mythical Scotland, deserving of more notoriety than it gets.
After saving the girl who came to warn the clans of Skye, Agatha, Jaime and their friends will need to recruit allies and plan their defence against the incoming army of Norveg and Inglish soldiers set upon them by the evil and ruthless King Edmund and Konge Grímir.
I received a galley of the previous books in the series last year and I was extremely happy and excited to have been given the chance to read and review the series’ finale as well. As always, I will have a hard time reviewing because I adored the book and, while I do not get why, I often find it difficult to put thoughts to paper.
I loved this book even more than the first two. I thought it was a brilliant end to the series. Seeing Agatha’s, Jaime’s and Sigrid’s internal growth throughout the whole trilogy (even if Sigrid only turns up in the second book) was simply splendid and so were the adventures and the fighting scenes; the discourses about beliefs and how one should not impose one’s own views on others and instead learn to respect them delighted me.
The Burning Swift captivated me from start to finish and made me love even more the whole series. I do not only recommend everyone to read this exceptional trilogy, but I implore you to do so because I am fairly sure you will not be disappointed.