Sorry about the no posting on Wednesday. Honestly the blog slipped my mind and I completely forgot. Probably because of this week being the end of my classes and the fact that I was reading A Court of Mist and Fury (more on that book next week).
But here's the review for Let the Wind Rise by Shannon Messenger:
Vane Weston is ready for battle. Against Raiden’s army. Against the slowly corrupting Gale Force. Even against his own peaceful nature as a Westerly. He’ll do whatever it takes, including storming Raiden’s icy fortress with the three people he trusts the least. Anything to bring Audra home safely.
But Audra won’t wait for someone to rescue her. She has Gus—the guardian she was captured with. And she has a strange “guide” left behind by the one prisoner who managed to escape Raiden. The wind is also rising to her side, rallying against their common enemy. When the forces align, Audra makes her play—but Raiden is ready.
Freedom has never held such an impossible price, and both groups know the sacrifices will be great. But Vane and Audra started this fight together. They’ll end it the same way.
I have been waiting for this book for two years! Shannon Messenger made us wait waaaay too long for the end of her Sky Fall Trilogy and I've had it's release date marked on my calendar for a very long time. Can I just say that I was not disappointed at all? The ending was pure epicness full of danger and heart breaking romance and friendship. I am so sad that I will not get to see Vane and Audra again because they were both such great characters and I can't even say how much they mean to me, just like all the other characters that Shannon Messenger has created.
I loved how the bad guy, Raiden was so involved in the plot. He was there pulling the strings and an active antagonist. Not just some faceless villain in some stories. No he was there and he was real and he was hurting Vane and Audra and their friends face to face. Not to mention Shannon Messenger was so sneaky in how she humanized him and made him less of a villain and more of a person. A real person with real problems and a real backstory. You still hated him for what he'd done but he was still a human being and Shannon Messenger made those so clear by the climax -- which was surprising. I was so surprised by the climax and how it ended. There was no huge rebellious battle (there was of course awesome battles and action scenes) but more of a face off and it ended just right.
Vane and Audra's romance was strained in this one and that just made it so, so hard to read. They were separated and questioning the love each other had for one another and as a reader I just wanted to scream, "Vane, Audra loves you! Audra, Vane loves you! Get over yourselves and just kiss already!" Without saying too much the ending wasn't disappointing and for both of them and almost all the other characters they lived happily ever after. Which is all I could have ever hoped for.
The side characters really helped to bring Audra and Vane to life. Gus was so sweet and such a rock to both Vane and Audra and Solana was a sweet, if surprising character, with more depth that people probably think she has. And Audra's mom? So complex and hard to predict and so fun to read about. But my all time favorite character is the snarky and hilarious and rough Aston! I love him so much and I was so glad to see that he played a central role in this book. I can not thank Shannon Messenger enough for making him because he just made that book and he is like my favorite character in the whole series. And when he meshes with Vane? So great and so funny.
I can't really say much as well because I don't want to spoil anything too big -- Shannon Messenger packed a whole lot of twists and turns and surprises in this book that made it a real page turner. So I'll just end with saying go get the Sky Fall Trilogy! Because I love them so much and I love Shannon Messenger so much too!
I hope you all have a great weekend ahead of you!
But here's the review for Let the Wind Rise by Shannon Messenger:
Vane Weston is ready for battle. Against Raiden’s army. Against the slowly corrupting Gale Force. Even against his own peaceful nature as a Westerly. He’ll do whatever it takes, including storming Raiden’s icy fortress with the three people he trusts the least. Anything to bring Audra home safely.
But Audra won’t wait for someone to rescue her. She has Gus—the guardian she was captured with. And she has a strange “guide” left behind by the one prisoner who managed to escape Raiden. The wind is also rising to her side, rallying against their common enemy. When the forces align, Audra makes her play—but Raiden is ready.
Freedom has never held such an impossible price, and both groups know the sacrifices will be great. But Vane and Audra started this fight together. They’ll end it the same way.
I have been waiting for this book for two years! Shannon Messenger made us wait waaaay too long for the end of her Sky Fall Trilogy and I've had it's release date marked on my calendar for a very long time. Can I just say that I was not disappointed at all? The ending was pure epicness full of danger and heart breaking romance and friendship. I am so sad that I will not get to see Vane and Audra again because they were both such great characters and I can't even say how much they mean to me, just like all the other characters that Shannon Messenger has created.
I loved how the bad guy, Raiden was so involved in the plot. He was there pulling the strings and an active antagonist. Not just some faceless villain in some stories. No he was there and he was real and he was hurting Vane and Audra and their friends face to face. Not to mention Shannon Messenger was so sneaky in how she humanized him and made him less of a villain and more of a person. A real person with real problems and a real backstory. You still hated him for what he'd done but he was still a human being and Shannon Messenger made those so clear by the climax -- which was surprising. I was so surprised by the climax and how it ended. There was no huge rebellious battle (there was of course awesome battles and action scenes) but more of a face off and it ended just right.
Vane and Audra's romance was strained in this one and that just made it so, so hard to read. They were separated and questioning the love each other had for one another and as a reader I just wanted to scream, "Vane, Audra loves you! Audra, Vane loves you! Get over yourselves and just kiss already!" Without saying too much the ending wasn't disappointing and for both of them and almost all the other characters they lived happily ever after. Which is all I could have ever hoped for.
The side characters really helped to bring Audra and Vane to life. Gus was so sweet and such a rock to both Vane and Audra and Solana was a sweet, if surprising character, with more depth that people probably think she has. And Audra's mom? So complex and hard to predict and so fun to read about. But my all time favorite character is the snarky and hilarious and rough Aston! I love him so much and I was so glad to see that he played a central role in this book. I can not thank Shannon Messenger enough for making him because he just made that book and he is like my favorite character in the whole series. And when he meshes with Vane? So great and so funny.
I can't really say much as well because I don't want to spoil anything too big -- Shannon Messenger packed a whole lot of twists and turns and surprises in this book that made it a real page turner. So I'll just end with saying go get the Sky Fall Trilogy! Because I love them so much and I love Shannon Messenger so much too!
I hope you all have a great weekend ahead of you!
Have you read the Sky Fall Trilogy? If you have what did you think?
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