Some of them had nice interactions on the (very short, page count-wise) sailing section and then we get to the end and watch half of them get slaughtered in an attack and I couldn't even tell you their names. Zerina learns the limits of her magical power, even though many would consider her an outcast because of her abilities. By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions.

The prose seems to have become less dreadful and character conversations seem more like actual people talking rather than a bunch of action heroes shouting witty one liners.A Sea of Sorrow and Scorn is the gripping second book in the Tales of Levanthria fantasy-retelling series.

I tried to give this second book a chance after listening to the first one but I found myself genuinely uninterested in finishing it. However, there are some pacing issues for me and I really wish I’d gotten to see more of Esara and her mind space. Let's start with the horse that the main character rides for three days, after seven years of not being around horses.From the first moment you are gripped and invested by all the characters and relationships created by Beswick. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. The ending was a bit of a surprise, and too rushed but definitely has me intrigued and happy to read on in the series. The pacing was a bit different from what I usually read but I felt like it got straight to the point without a ton of unnecessary details.

We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. The world of Levanthria continues to grow and I'm still intrigued enough to continue reading entries in this series to see how everything develops. The characters on the horse, two of which are soaking wet, don't notice that they're soaking wet until after they 'stop to rest the horse' and have a conversation where they politely introduce themselves to each other. That he then rides without pause to the capital, and then within an hour (I'm estimating) rides out of the capital with two additional people on it, to escape pursuit. The world could be very interesting - while not being overly creative since it relies so heavily on stories/myth that already exists - putting it together in this way could be amazing.So when she and her sisters are dragged from their home and put on trial for witchcraft, she's horrified to be trapped between being enslaved in the king's forces or execution. I can tell you everything you want to know about Captain Jack Sparrow, Will Turner and Elizabeth Swan, but I can't even name a secondary character from movies 4 or 5. I feel like there was too much rushing taking place - some of the more intriguing scenes didn't get the attention to detail they were deserving of. While the plot had potential, there wasn't enough substance to keep me guessing throughout my listen.

Though this book doesn’t necessarily move the overarching plot of the whole series on, (it’s more like a parallel book to ‘A Forest of Vanity and Valour’ rather than a sequel) it gives enough that you can see in future books it will all come together. This sequel follows two main characters: Zerina, a young woman who is on the run for possessing illegal magical abilities, and Ulrik, a sailor who must protect his young sister, Esara, after their mother is murdered for her magical powers. I am not familiar with the story of Blackbeard, but I'm assuming this is a prequel; how Blackbeard came about.I will get to book three only to see if we revisit book one characters or if we get any closer to tying it all together. Things don't work out as planned and he and his sister Esara and friend Zerina which is also accused of being a witch and has also lost her two sisters. Normally you hear people complain about an author padding the story with unnecessary details, but this one feels like entire sections could have been fleshed out for the better. I feel the execution of the series needs to be ironed out but I have enough incentive to continue with the series. Overall, this is a fairly short book but spans so much time and distance that the proper detail is not given.