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Monday, January 14, 2013
Epic fantasy is not generally my genre of choice. The
stories are great but I prefer something that follows a faster pace and epic
fantasy seems to take longer to get to the next exciting part. I loved this
book though even though it was an epic fantasy. I fell in love with the
characters easily and the plot was easy to follow.
The concept of the story is a time honored tradition of
there is bad out there and the good guys must journey to stop it. In this
journey we find several people with ability to connect between realms and meet
to decide the course that they need to take to fight the bad guys. Unfortunately
the bad guys have access to that realm as well and work very hard to not only
infiltrate but actively sabotage their foes.
The novel is long and has a lot of twists and turns during
the journey but this allows the reader to become part of the story. I felt
pulled into the scenery right from the first page and the author was able to
keep me not only interested but in the action as well.
The only issue that I found other than the length (which is
my personal preference) was the lack of a conclusive ending. I felt as I was
Bronwyn standing at the edge of the cliff as she was in the opening of the
book. I was on that edge not knowing what was to happen next. I hope that
Dionne Lister writes a second novel about this because I am dying to know what
happens next.
I rate this book 5 out of 5!
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Synopsis:
Bronwyn and Blayke are two strangers being drawn into the
same war. Their world is facing invasion from the Third Realm. While they move
unknowingly toward each other, they are watched, hunted, and sabotaged. When
the Dragon God interferes, it seems their world, Talia, will succumb to the
threat. Can they learn enough of the tricks of the Realms before it’s too late,
or will everything they love be destroyed?
The young Realmists’ journey pushes them away from all
they’ve known, to walk in the shadows toward Vellonia, city of the dragons,
where an even darker shadow awaits.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Dionne lives in Sydney with her husband and two children and
is passionate about writing. Dionne writes different genres, including epic
fantasy, crime/thriller, and intense stories that explore the dark side of
human nature. She has just edged past halfway in an Associate Degree of
Creative Writing and Is also addicted to Twitter. Dionne loves sharing her stories, but she
just wishes they wouldn't keep her awake at night.
Dionne has written an epic fantasy novel, Shadows of the
Realm, which is the first book in The Circle of Talia series. Shadows of the
Realm has been endorsed by Grub Street Reads. Dionne’s other book contains
suspenseful and dark short stories, one of which was runner up in a Five Stop
Story competition and one which received an honorable mention in another one of
their competitions.
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Dionne's Links:
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1 comments:
Thanks for such a wonderful review Leanne! The next book will be out by the end of March - I promise!