The world building continues to be this series’ greatest strength, with not only the different places ruled by a Lord or Lady with their differing magic that marks them, but also the bond between the Legacy and their Source.
It was just as satisfying this time around and I as quite enthralled by the Gods, the gems that bring out abilities in people, and the mysterious aeroclines that causes humans to lose their minds if they inhale it too much.
Wow. I was not expecting to be as drawn into this story as I ended up being, in fact it was one that I started and put back down after a chapter or two because I wasn’t immediately invested, but the second time I picked it up I ended up blasting through it because I couldn’t stop.
It’s a testament to how enthralling each separate point of view is that I was completely immersed in Gabriel’s first part of the book with his testament of events following the devastation at the end of the previous book when so many details were left a mystery to the reader.
Though the third book in this series, Caught Between the Embers acts as a bit of a prequel as it tells the story of Davyna’s – the main character in the rest of the books – parents.