The wagons surrounded the site in a semi-circle. Sweat pooled in my palms. I had to take out the guards closest to that entrance. If I failed, so did the mission.
Get a grip.
I clenched the arrow in my right hand. Brushfire shifted nervously, sensing my fear. I rubbed her neck. I felt safer with her. She’d been with me since Jimri’s death. At night when the nightmares taunted me, I’d sneak out, riding until dawn forced us home. I’d rescued her from the burning woods, she’d rescued me from despair — today, I prayed both of us would make it out alive.
(I received a free copy of this book in exchange for a review).
(This review may contain spoilers).
Although I did have some trouble at first to get into this book, I found myself eventually becoming involved in the world and the characters. Although I don’t really like multiple first person POVs, it wasn’t too hard to read this book, even if there were a few occasions where I got confused.
I think my favourite character in this book was probably Avikar. I felt myself easily able to connect with him and I felt that his relationships and connections to the other characters in the book came across really well. I particularly felt his relationship with Raven came across as really believable and natural.
I was less keen on Jeslyn’s character. Although her storyline was interesting, I found Lucino a more well-rounded character than she was. I didn’t think she came across as all that faithful and she seemed a little less three-dimensional.
Lucino’s people came across as really intriguing. I would have liked to know more about their origins and see more of them than just Lucino and Lucy. There were some things in the book that weren’t explored as much I would have liked.
I also found Jericho to be quite an intriguing character. He certainly changed quite a lot from how he’d appeared in the first place. One of the things I also liked was how Avikar reacted when he faced actually having to kill people.
The world in this book was a particularly intriguing one as well. I would have liked to see more of its history, but as a Christian, it was quite nice to see those elements included in the book as well.
I would definitely read the next book following on from this one. This was an intriguing world and at least two of the main characters were intriguing ones I’d like to see more of.
About The Book
Hopeless he’ll never be more than the boy who didn’t save his brother, 17-year-old Avikar accepts his life as the family stable boy, trying to forget the past. But when his sister, Jeslyn, is kidnapped, the thought of losing another sibling catapults him on a desperate quest. With his best friend by his side, and using the tracking skills he learned from his father, he discovers Jeslyn has been taken, kidnapped by one Lucino, the young lord of Daath, a mystical place thought only to exist in fables.
And Lucino has plans for Jeslyn.
His shapeshifter brethren feed off the auras of humans, and Jeslyn’s golden hue is exactly what Lucino needs to increase his power. The longer it takes Avikar to reach her, the more entranced she becomes with Lucino’s world, and the harder it will be for Avikar to set her free.
He failed his family once. He won’t fail again.
About The Author
Eliza graduated from Dowling College with a BS in Visual Communications. When she’s not arguing with excel at her day job, or playing Dragon Age 2, again, she’s writing. Her stories hold a bit of the fantastical and there’s always a romance. She resides on Long Island with her husband, two kids and one very snuggly pit bull.
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