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We Ride the Storm (The Reborn Empire #1)
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Many congratulations to the author for becoming a SPFBO (Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off organised by Mark_Lawrence) finalist.
This book is a wild ride filled with non-stop action, fantastic characters and imaginative world-building.
It took me a few chapters to get into it, simply because there's three protagonists and all three of them are written in the first person. At first, I wasn't sure who I was reading about, but once that became clear I could sit back and enjoy the ride.
The characters are incredibly well developed, all three of them are engaging and at no point did I think, I'd rather go back to the previous character. All three have to fight to survive. Rah is exiled from home, Miko is trapped in a patriarchal society, and Cassandra is fighting a mysterious entity inside her own head. Cassandra is probably my favourite character. She's insane, constantly arguing with the voice in her head, but she's also incredibly intelligent, strong and captivating.
The world building focuses on what the reader needs to know to understand the story. No info dumps slow down the story.
The themes are varied but boil down to: greed, honour, back stabbing, loyalty.
This is a book I found hard to put down and the plot moves at a neck-breaking speed with various twists and turns I did not see coming.
We Ride the Storm is a brilliant start to a new fantasy series, and I can't wait for the sequel. Highly recommended to anyone who loves fantasy and doesn't mind that this is a bit low on the magical side.
Thank you, Devin Madson, for providing me with a review copy of this book.
This book is a wild ride filled with non-stop action, fantastic characters and imaginative world-building.
It took me a few chapters to get into it, simply because there's three protagonists and all three of them are written in the first person. At first, I wasn't sure who I was reading about, but once that became clear I could sit back and enjoy the ride.
The characters are incredibly well developed, all three of them are engaging and at no point did I think, I'd rather go back to the previous character. All three have to fight to survive. Rah is exiled from home, Miko is trapped in a patriarchal society, and Cassandra is fighting a mysterious entity inside her own head. Cassandra is probably my favourite character. She's insane, constantly arguing with the voice in her head, but she's also incredibly intelligent, strong and captivating.
The world building focuses on what the reader needs to know to understand the story. No info dumps slow down the story.
The themes are varied but boil down to: greed, honour, back stabbing, loyalty.
This is a book I found hard to put down and the plot moves at a neck-breaking speed with various twists and turns I did not see coming.
We Ride the Storm is a brilliant start to a new fantasy series, and I can't wait for the sequel. Highly recommended to anyone who loves fantasy and doesn't mind that this is a bit low on the magical side.
Thank you, Devin Madson, for providing me with a review copy of this book.
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