#booktour Flames of Rebellion by Aaron S. Jones #bookreview + #giveaway (UK only)

 


Flames of Rebellion by Aaron S. Jones

Published: August 28, 2020

Genre: Epic Fantasy

Pages: 368

Book Blurb:

A dying world. A broken mage. An oppressed people. The sparks of a rebellion. The world of Takaara is about to change but are the people ready for it?

A young, nomadic mage, Arden Leifhand, journeys across the harsh Borderlands searching for his place is the world. Taken in by a tribe of warriors, Arden discovers there may be more to him than the bullied outcast he had always thought he was.

Meanwhile, south of the Borderlands, Katerina Kane is thrust back into her old life of solving crime in Archania as she searches for the murderer of her lover. Archania has changed since she last worked a case and The Empire of Light is tightening its grip on the land. Through it all, rebellion stirs with the downtrodden citizens as the land teeters on the edge of war… 

🔥

🔥

🔥

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Beware of spoilers, enter at your own risk!

CW: Abuse (one incident of domestic – striking a partner), abuse of prisoner (physical beatings and withholding of food and drink), Bullying (Involving xenophobia), Terminal illness (Nothing explicitly described), Gore (General swords and medieval type violence), Violence (General swords and medieval type violence), Religious bigotry (Violence between individuals of differing religious outlooks), Torture (A couple of scenes of physical torture)

🔥

So first of all I just wanted to say that as soon as I closed the book I checked to see if book 2 was even a thing, and yes book 2 Pain of Chaos was published May 14 2021. So I very quickly added it to my Wishlist. So by that alone you know that yes I enjoyed this book.

For a smaller fantasy novel, the book has 360 pages there is A LOT happening. The United Cities of Archania are divided between the upper and lower and as you can probably guess the elite live in the upper. That is where the King and the Church reside. The Church, the Empire of Light led by Mason D'Argio, a magi who has weaseled himself into the ear of the King and the Kingdom. Preaching the one God and that only those such as himself can use magic. Before he arrived those that lived in the United Cites where believers of the 4 gods and the Magi, those with golden eyes were freely allowed to use their abilities. Most of the magi live in the lower cites and now they have to hide for fear of punishment, which most times equals death. North in the Borderlands the warrior tribes are trying to keep things safe from the raiding Barbarians who love to come and pillage villages for the fun of it. Here we have Arden, young mage who doesn't quite know where he should be, he has golden eyes but can't do magic.

The cast of characters are so very well written, the ones you are suppose to like you do and the ones you shouldn't, you really don't. Then there are characters that will surprise you, and I was impressed with the growth of a certain one. 

There is so much, that I haven't even touched on in this review. I can't spoil the story for you. We have betrayal, backstabbing, lies and deception. Heartbreak and humor. I had tears fill my eyes more than once. Political intrigue, I love a good political fantasy. Mysterious characters, journeys, rebellion against cult like religions. So if these things call to you then this book is for you.   

My jaw at the end of this book dropped so hard, that end. WOW! That ending will leave you in need of the second book. Not want, but need.

I REALLY need the second book, like yesterday.


Look at those tabs.

🔥

So add it to Goodreads and pick up your own copy at Amazon

🔥

🔥

🔥

Let's meet our author: Aaron S. Jones

Born in the area of Birmingham that helped inspire Tolkien’s Middle Earth, Aaron S. Jones grew up with a love of fantasy. Inspired by his father’s interest in Lord of the Rings, Jones caught the fantasy bug and read anything he could get his hands on. Moving to the Middle-East and beginning a teaching career, Jones experienced a different world away from the green of the UK and has been able to mix in his experiences around the world with the time he spends in other worlds to write his debut fantasy novel – FLAMES OF REBELLION.

For fans of JOE ABERCROMBIE, SAMANTHA SHANNON, and JOHN GWYNNE, FLAMES OF REBELLION is the first part of THE BROKEN GODS trilogy.

You can find him:


Click the image below to enter into the giveway!

Prize: A signed hardcover of Flames of Rebellion by S.A. Klopfenstein – UK Only
Starts: May 19th, 2021 at 12:00am EST
Ends: May 26th, 2021 at 11:59pm EST

Also do check out the rest of the tour stops!




Happy Reading!







Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

#bookreview Escaping First Contact by T.S Beier #booktour

Image
  Hello and welcome back, or welcome if you are new to the blog.  Today I have a book review for you. It is my stop for the virtual tour of Escaping First Contact by T.S Beier.  The blurb (From Goodreads) At the far edge of cultivated space, a derelict ship rests. Ten times larger than the biggest Terran dreadnaught, the ship is not recognized by any of the five species tenuously coexisting in the galaxy. Small crews are sent to investigate. What they find is a trap. Once in the metal labyrinth’s clutches, it is clear the unlikely allies will not escape unless they can work together as a team. Unfortunately, trust and cooperation are entirely out of the question. An immersive tale of escape and comradery, Escaping First Contact brings together an unforgettable cast of characters, richly detailed alien cultures, deft humour, and explosive action. "Fantastic world building, believable aliens and lots of snappy action. T.S. Beier is on her way up!"- S.D. Perry, author of Aliens
Read more

Little White Hands by Mark Cushen (#bookreveiw + #giveaway int) #bookblitz

Image
  Hello and welcome or welcome back to the blog. I am participating in the Storytellers on Tour book blitz of  Little White Hands by Mark Cushen. Little White Hands by Mark Cushen Series: Garlan Greatheart (#1) Published: May 21, 2021 Genre: Fantasy Pages: 303 Book Blurb Almost five hundred years have passed since the Seasons were at war. Half a millennium since Winter defied Spring, and lost. Generations have come and gone, not knowing the bitter freeze and howling snows of Winter ever existed. But now, after centuries of silence, the participants in this ancient struggle have resurfaced and reignited their feud on the doorstep of an unassuming little kitchen boy. Garlan’s dreams of being just like the knights he idolizes may not be as impossible as he has always been led to believe, when he is chased from his home and thrust headlong into the kind of adventure he had only ever read about in books. Setting out on a journey that spans the entire kingdom of Faeland, Garlan will traverse
Read more

Skinned by Robin Wasserman

Image
Skinned by Robin Wasserman My rating: 3 of 5 stars May contain spoilers, cursing and ranting. When something bad happens to you, like an accident as what happened in this book to our main. It doesn't always mean death. If your brain is still working you can be downloaded into a new body. Some people if they have enough credit can have one specialty made if there is enough time for it. But the thing is you are no longer human. You can't bleed, eat, breath. You can feel pain to a degree only with extreme actions. Hot and cold mean nothing. You can feel slightly but it's not the same. You don't need to bathe, brush your teeth or use the bathroom. You're a machine that looks human and mentally you still are the same person but it's never the same. It was going so strong, so good. But then things started to stand out. Little things that annoyed me. Nothing major just certain wordings for example "eating lunch" but how is she exactly doing this??
Read more