Thursday, February 27, 2014

Morningside Fall (Legends of the Duskwalker #2) (ARC)


Morningside Fall (Duskwalker Cycle) - Jay Posey I received this copy from the publisher through Netgalley.com and that in no way has influenced my opinion in regards to this review.

This review is written with a GPL 3.0 license and the rights contained therein shall supersede all TOS by any and all websites in regards to copying and sharing without proper authorization and permissions. Crossposted at Bookstooge.booklikes.blogspot.wordpress.com by express permission of this reviewer

Synopsis
Wren is now titular governor of Morningside. But there are undercurrents and political intrigue. Eventually Wren, his mother, his military group of bodyguards and a friend or two are forced out of the city, have lots of Weir battles and return to Morningside where a horrifying discovery is made.

My Thoughts
Wren was the main character for this book. It made for a completely different kind of book even though it was exactly the same type as Three. Does that make sense?
Instead of a kick ass alpha male who was actually a hero, we get a young kid who is desperately trying to fill shoes that he knows are too big for him.

The action is just as intense as the first book, with a mysterious old blind man who can use a sword like a japanese legend, a hardcore military group who just kill everything and Weir acting extremely un-Weir like.

Wren was the hero here. He's 8 years old and I alternately felt joy, happiness, sadness and at a couple of times I just thought "thank goodness I've never known THAT kind of responsibility and despair!"  While the focus was different because it was about Wren and not Three, this was just as well written, engaging, full of character and pure awesomeness.

And then the ending. Asher is a fantastic villain. He's horrible, evil and smart. He's not cartoony, he's not laughable and what he has accomplished, in becoming digital and somehow controlling the Weir, is just awesome.


I've used the word awesome a lot in this review but you know what? It totally deserves it. After this book, Posey has moved from my short list to my Authors I Will Be Reading Sight Unseen list.

Rating: 4.5 of 5 Stars
Author: Jay Posey

No comments:

Post a Comment