Firemane Saga #2
“No one tells me what to do!”
Donte
I was hoping that the long build-up in King of Ashes would pay off. Did it ever! This book is aptly named because a storm hits the main characters, and none of them are left untouched by the fallout. It was a curveball I didn’t see coming, and it has been an incredibly long time since that has happened.
If you haven’t read King of Ashes, you will need to before reading Queen of Storms. Like in many high fantasy series, the books build on one another. I found King of Ashes a hard book to get through, but Queen of Storms makes it well worth the effort. It also answered one of my biggest plot complaints from King of Ashes, which is always a bonus.
I thought I knew where the plot was going from the end of King of Ashes but was proven very wrong. There is more than meets the eye in Garn, and this book pulled back a layer, showing how fragile plans can be. It has been years since I finished a chapter and sat back in shock at a plot twist. Queen of Storms managed it. I know I keep going back to that, but it is hard to say more about the plot without spoilers.
This upheaval has a powerful effect on all of the characters. Many of them are pushed from their comfort zones as they try to make sense of their changing world. Hatu falls slightly into the background, but we get to see more of what makes the Firemane line so unique. Hava, on the other hand, struggles a bit but steps up to the challenge and takes the reins as a central character. She was by far my favorite character in the book. She has come a long way from the obedient student in King of Ashes.
I finished this book in a 200-page marathon session, and it was well worth it. I loved seeing Hava blossom and look forward to seeing what Raymond pulls out of the hat in Master of Furies.
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