Who is ready for something new? How about a review? I’ve once again found myself so busy with the business but not only that…I am now homeschooling my two boys! That means I am busier than ever. I wake up at 7am every morning and we do school work until around 11-11:30am. After that, I go to work and get what I can do there for the day done. We are actually building a small schoolroom in our basement! I am very excited about that. It is a lot of work but I know, in the long run, it is the best choice.
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I had never heard of this author or any of their work until this tour. What I can say is that I was pleasantly surprised.
Today, I am telling you all a little bit more about Vultures, the first book in the Shadow Twins series by Luke Tarzian.
Vultures (Shadow Twins #1)
Author: Luke Tarzian
Publisher: LukeTarzian.com
Published: May 31st, 2019
Book Length: 344 Pages
Genre: Fantasy
Buy the book: Amazon
After decades of war the demon Te Mirkvahíl is dead. But its progeny endure, spilling from the Heart of Mirkúr, sowing death across the land of Ariath. If the people are to finally know peace, the Heart must be destroyed. Theailys An believes he can do just that with The Keepers’ Wrath, an infamous power focus wrought in Ariath’s yesteryears–but the weapon first must be reforged.
War spares no one…
Serece never intended to get involved in Ariath’s war. But history and demons have a way of pulling strings. When she learns Theailys An, a man whom she abhors, bears striking similarity to the first creator of The Keepers’ Wrath, Serece departs her mountain world for Ariath to ascertain the truth.
From patience, hope…
For millennia Behtréal has walked the world alone. Rewriting history to resurrect his people is easier said than done. But Ariath holds the key–soon The Keepers’ Wrath will be remade.
Truth from madness…
As paths converge and a shadow falls across Ariath, one thing becomes increasingly and horrifyingly clear–these events have played out many times before.
Looking at the cover, this is not something that would grab my attention and make me want to pick it up to read. However, you’re never supposed to judge a book by its cover, so let’s dive in, shall we?
About the Author
Review
As I mentioned above, this is not the type of book that would draw my attention. That is part of why I enjoy doing tours so much though.
The first thing I noticed is the classical fantasy-style the book felt it was written in. Not only that, there was also almost a poetic style to the writing which made the book very easy to read. I actually enjoyed this and truly did not expect to.
This story, like many of my favorites, is told from multiple POVs. The first is Thealily…his life goal is to eradicate the demons that should have been taken care of after the great battle. You read that right…demons! Now, this ends up reading much like a dark-fantasy and I love that. The second person’s perspective we see the story from is Serece. There is a relationship that develops but she is not initially drawn to the man. It began with repulsion but a premonition has led her to what she believes is this person’s true purpose and she wants to know who he really is and what he is doing. The final perspective we see in this novel is that of Behtreal. Behtreal has always been alone and is honestly a little mad. I didn’t dislike any of the characters, they were each very well developed and I could connect to them.
The absolute best part of this book was the layers of complexity. It was almost as if with every page turn, I was learning something new. The different timelines do a wonderful job of showing the reader the most important events. It has been a while since I was so entangled in a book. I feel like this book pushed me to my limits but in a good way. I felt like I was battling beside them as if it was me who was piecing together the bits of information. This was one of those books where you shut it and sigh in exhaustion. There is a perfect balance of light and shadow and that is what they fight to maintain in this novel. Which, especially in today’s society, we can all relate to in one way or another.
World-building is my absolute favorite part of any book and this one was incredible. I kept trying to think of how Tarzian could come up with something like he did for this novel! Pure genius! In the end, this book took me by complete surprise. It did start a little slow, but most do because there is a lot readers need to learn. It took off from there, it was difficult to put down. I was whisked away into the layers of this complex, dark fantasy and I was happy yet sad that it had to end. The good news…? This is a series!
If you are looking for a book that will take you on a complex journey that you are not expecting…this is the book for that. What are you waiting for? Head over to Amazon to grab your copy today! P.S. It si FREE on Kindle Unlimited!
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