That's extremely rare for a doorstopper that tops out at 600+ pages but honestly, it felt like the story just flew by because of the unbelievable action sequences that Estes and Galley so brilliantly and skillfully convey.

Even so, the sense of atmosphere and tension within these battles was great; I could perfectly imagine the smoke-filled air and the heat from the fire baking my skin like I was right there with Tarko trying my damnedest not to be struck down by demonfire atop the branches of a mile-high tree. The other characters are great - mainly because most of them are a little older than me (I'm late 30s), which made the novel more realistic than a bunch of twenty years olds commanding battles.

The magic system has been designed in a way that there could be a progression focus in latter books, but it's really not there in this one. David lives in Hawaii with his beautiful Aussie wife, Adele, his moody cats, Bailey and Luna, and his rambunctious sons, Beau and Brody.

But the longer they spend together, the more he see’s the usefulness of their bond, not only because of the strength and magical ability it lends him. Explora la mayor tienda de eBooks del mundo y empieza a leer hoy mismo en la Web, en tu tablet, en tu teléfono o en tu dispositivo electrónico de lectura. And the main character, Tarkosi is an absolute turd and I'm all for it, especially when he's paired up with Serisi. its slow , but I can deal with that ,there is no likeable characters in this book other than the beast master.

I hate reading/ listening to books that just makes me angry cause the main just gets shit on the entire time.

We do meet a bunch of other side chaarcters from Tarko’s mother and sister, to Haidak Bayon, the son of the man whom Tarko blames for the death of his own father, and whether you love or hate these characters they all bring something special to the story. Hundreds of miles of canopy highways connect the bloodwood cities, stretching all the way to The Scorch, a vast, smoldering, and desolate memorial to the last demon invasion.This book was so incredibly intricate with immense world building, both beautiful and horrifying scenes and a bunch of misfit characters I absolutely adored. Throughout the story Kaleahs date to make this sacrifice is moved up, she is fearful of the lost time with her sister, she is forced to court and blood bond with a man who very well could be her assassin.