Anna Stephens's Reviews > We Ride the Storm
We Ride the Storm (The Reborn Empire, #1)
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Epic fantasy of the highest quality
Intricate, compelling and vividly imagined, this is the first in a new trilogy that I am hugely excited about. Visceral battles, complex politics and fascinating worldbuilding bring Devin's words to life. The ending is both satisfying and leaves the reader craving more - mysteries are revealed around our three protagonists, but further mysteries are introduced that will carry the narrative wth excitement and aplomb into the next book.
Devin makes the bold choice of using three first person POVs for her narrative style. At first I didn't know how this would work, but I can now confidently say it works very, very well. Each idiolect is distinct and unique to that POV, so that within the first paragraph or two, it's clear who is speaking. She also cleverly refers to place very early on, which grounds the POV further, and each POV has its own little symbol on the opening page of that chapter. It took me a while to catch on to those, but they're also a handy guide if there was ever a time you weren't sure which character was narrating.
I know this is in #SPFBO 2018 and I don't know where exactly it sits, but it would be a travesty if it doesn't make it through to the final of the competition.
Intricate, compelling and vividly imagined, this is the first in a new trilogy that I am hugely excited about. Visceral battles, complex politics and fascinating worldbuilding bring Devin's words to life. The ending is both satisfying and leaves the reader craving more - mysteries are revealed around our three protagonists, but further mysteries are introduced that will carry the narrative wth excitement and aplomb into the next book.
Devin makes the bold choice of using three first person POVs for her narrative style. At first I didn't know how this would work, but I can now confidently say it works very, very well. Each idiolect is distinct and unique to that POV, so that within the first paragraph or two, it's clear who is speaking. She also cleverly refers to place very early on, which grounds the POV further, and each POV has its own little symbol on the opening page of that chapter. It took me a while to catch on to those, but they're also a handy guide if there was ever a time you weren't sure which character was narrating.
I know this is in #SPFBO 2018 and I don't know where exactly it sits, but it would be a travesty if it doesn't make it through to the final of the competition.
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Reading Progress
August 4, 2018
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to-read
August 4, 2018
– Shelved
September 13, 2018
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Started Reading
September 24, 2018
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Finished Reading
“holy $h!+” moment. I had to keep going. The stakes kept rising and things kept getting more and more interesting. It was a hell of a trick to make it last the majority of the book!