A Sea Of Sorrow And Scorn (The Levanthria Series Book 2)

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To the point there was one or two moments in this book which made me well up, which has never happened as far as reading a book goes. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. In this book you meet 3 characters, a soldier Ulrik who comes back from working on one of the Kings merchant boats to find his mother and his younger sister Esara missing. After long or stressful workdays, he found solace in unfolding his narratives, a therapeutic endeavor that helped him unwind and relax. While the concept for his first novel was conceived six years ago, it was the nightly ritual of crafting bedtime stories for his children that really empowered him to breathe life into it.

There were a few subversive plot twists I quite liked, although I was a bit sad that certain characters didn't get to realise certain dreams.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. These stories aren't especially long compared to some of the epics I am used to reading and I am quite enjoying the punchy style this author brings to the table. I wasn't anticipating a super great story based on the first novel, but since I'd already downloaded it to my kindle I decided to nice it a try, and I was pleasantly surprised! Even though I enjoyed this book, I wish that there was more development of the slow burn, but that is just me!

Right, positivos - the three leads, Zerina, Ulrik and Esara, carried my interest from start to finish. However, there are some pacing issues for me and I really wish I’d gotten to see more of Esara and her mind space. 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. Although the book offers excellent world building and interesting characters, the story lacks excitement and seems to drag on, with only a few captivating action scenes.P Beswick went full time as an author, he looks forward to sharing more of his enchanting tales with his readers. This book and me on the edge of my seat till the very last word and (*spoiler-ish*) That ending, I was not ready for. 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.