Eye of the Sword by Karyn Henley
Trevin, Redcliff’s newly appointed comain, is sent on a dangerous
mission by the king to find the missing comains of Redcliff. He’s
reluctant to go however, because it means he must leave the love of his
life, princess Melaia, to very likely be engaged to the proud and
dangerous Dregmoorian prince.
Melaia
gives him a second quest to add to the first: find the harps she needs
to restore the stairway to heaven. Trevin sets out on the quests
determined to prove his worth to both Melaia and the king.
Through
fire caves, wind-walking, and dangerous snares, Trevin stays true to
the king and the princess. When falsely accused of murder, Trevin must
face his horrible past head-on before he can move forward.
Eye
of the Sword is the second book in the Angelaeon Circle series. I
haven’t read the first book, so it took me a while to get a feel for the
story, but I caught on fairly well. It started out a bit slow, but
about halfway through, I was into the story and reluctant to put it
down. I enjoyed it, but I wouldn’t say it’s a favorite. There was a bit
too much fantasy in it for my taste. Not that I don’t like fantasy, it’s
one of my favorite genres, but giant bird-type things that are
imprisoned human souls is a little weird for me. I also wished there
would have been a better spiritual message. There must have been some
sort of god, since there were priests, temples, and such in the story,
but I didn’t get the impression that they lived to serve him, since
there was hardly any mention of it. I’m giving Eye of the Sword a three
out of five. While it’s not my personal favorite style, it’s clean, not
full of raunchy, questionable stuff. I would recommend it for kids and
teens who like fantasy stories without a ton of blood and gore.
I received this book through the Blogging for Books program in exchange for an honest review.
I received this book through the Blogging for Books program in exchange for an honest review.
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