But when the lost Princess Nimhea and Prince Eamon steal Ara from her quiet life with a mission to retake the throne–and take her place as the Loresmith–her whole world turns upside down. Their journey will take Ara on a dangerous adventure to discover new truths about her family’s legacy, and even to face the gods themselves. And with a mysterious thief as an unexpected companion, Ara must use all her skills to figure out just who she can trust, and forge the right path forward–for herself, her kingdom, and her heart.
Jan’s Review
This was a 3 star for me which for me means i enjoyed the story but it lack some things. The pacing is slow but if you keep in mind a few things it makes sense. This is a quest book series. Which means our main character Ara has no knowledge of her abilities nor does she have anyone to give that information or education. She grown up with no knowledge of what a lore smith does beyond some stories she heard. From what i can figure with the information we have been given a Loresmith can never take action in violence for if they do they loose the ability or right to be come one. Though she is destined to become a loresmith she has to prove her self worthy to be chosen by the Gods for this honor. So this whole first book is her traveling on this quest to learn how to become the lore smith once she been chosen by the Gods.
Another thing to keep in mine is the author could of totally ruined this story by doing what i seen done before taking the first half of this book and rushing our character through her discovery and education and jumping right into the action of the story. We loose all the groundwork and typically get bored cause it feels like an info dump. I like the way the author actually is taking on this quest and we are learning right along side Ara, uncovering the clues with her companions and we also get the great opportunity to love those characters and not just the main one.
Trust me when you pick this one be ready to settle in and learn what it is to be a lore smith, what her farther missed passing on to her and what she will become at the end of this long tale. You will enjoy this story so much more if you keep these things in mind. The 3 rating is purely cause the slow journey irked me at times but we get lots of great clues and action at the end.
