Categories
reviews

Ed Crocker’s Lightfall was an entertaining vampire story

The book begins between the two separate points of view of Sam and First Lord Azzuri, who each offer a unique perspective into different vampire hierarchies. First Lord Azzuri is at the top of the food chain (pun intended) as a vampire who gets the very best of the blood and all the other benefits that come with his position, whereas Sam is at the bottom, receiving the dregs of their society which provides nothing more than sustenance.

What ties their two unique perspectives together is the mystery of why the First Lords son has been killed, the secrets he was pursuing and who ultimately ended his life. They both provide an essential view of this investigation as Sam is looking for answers that can get out of her poor position in life, while Azzuri simply wants to know what would drive his son to risk his life as he did prior to death by leaving the city and exposing himself to the threat of the Gray’s. I really enjoyed both their views as they were such different characters with such compelling motivations and I found myself hooked into the mystery immediately as they sought out the clues available to them with their different roles in the castle and the opportunities they each got as a result of this.

I was even further intrigued by the sorcerors and their different kinds of magic which make an appearance with Sage Bailey’s introduction to being a point of view character. There are five different types and I immediately wanted to know more, particularly about the Quantas who are looked down upon by all others. Suffice it to say this world created by the author had me so invested to quickly. It raised all kinds of questions I just wanted to keep reading to find answers for, and it was such a unique world with fantastic world building.

I also loved how the different perspectives were somewhat linked together throughout the story. They all had some kind of tie to the question of First Lord Azzuri’s sons death and although each character was vastly different and came from very different backgrounds and positions in society, there was this link between them and Azzuri which kept things so interesting. Not to mention, the mysterious, deadly entity that was the Gray’s was so intriguing and I wanted so badly to find out what they were and why they had forced the people from Lightfall and to be contained in their new city or die. Not to mention Sage Bailey and his investigation into the fable that is mortals. I had so many questions and was so desperate for answers. This book did a phenomenal job of keeping me intirgued and providing a super different, enthralling world.

Lightfall completely took me by surprise. I did not expect to love it as much as I did, but this one was that rare type of book that blew me out of the water with how good it was. I honestly can’t stop thinking about it and I am so excited for the sequel. Having to wait is going to be brutal because there are so many questions I’m desperate for answers to and I really want to see where this series is going to go. I highly recommend this one, particularly to epic fantasy lovers who are fans of vampires (but not exclusively because this is so much more than a vampire story).

Rating

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *