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[Following is a volunteer review of "We are Voulhire: The Fires of Virko" by Matthew Tysz.]
The adventures of Galen Bray and his friends continue in his new homeland(Voulhirel). He is a small-town blacksmith and has taken an initiative to strengthen the weak economy of his new home town. He is planning to visit Virko to get supplies of iron for the town. Virko is known as the backbone of Voulhirian economy. Virko is the city where industrial aspirants fulfil their ambitions. Mages and fathers have long departed this city, as for the people of Virko money is religion and power is faith. This has left a spiritual void, and a psychopath lord has taken full advantage of it. While the people of Virko are busy arguing over capitalism and feudalism, he has captured beasts that have been banished from hell. This is a disaster that is waiting to happen. Such are the conditions that would welcome Galen, Rowan and Demetrius in Virko. Far from Virko is Yamon Soul, the city of great Eiodi. Eiodi is facing a different kind of threat, a virus. No one in Yamon Soul has ever seen anything like that. A bigger threat is marching forward behind the curtains of fog created by this virus. What will happen when these ticking time bombs explode.
We are Voulhire: The Fires of Virko is the second book in the series, and is written by Matthew Tysz. A tale of lost love and an unending lust for power and glory. A story of vengeance and hate that stems out of passionate desire to be loved. The book is written in third-person narrative. It is written in the genre of fantasy and science fiction. In my opinion, the author has done a really good job of creating and solidifying this imaginary world. A map of Voulhire sketched at the beginning makes it pretty easy to understand the geography of the country. It is advised to read the first book in the series before reading this book.
The thing that I liked the most about this book was its unpredictability. Matthew Tysz makes the reader keep guessing till the end. The flow was great, and changing the character in every chapter kept me engaged in the story. Another good aspect of the book is its character development. This is the reason that I feel some characters still had some entertainment left in them when they died. The character of Folcro in this book is especially very good. He has a strange vibe to him. He is like a character you would want to hate, but you can't. He is strong, intelligent, has control over his emotions and is very cruel. I could write an essay on him. Same goes for Lord Draga, Kayden and Eiodi Gadesh. The storyline was pretty interesting, and yet another book ended at a twist that sparked my interest even more.
The thing that I did not like about the book was that some characters were presented as very strong, but they took little to no part in the action. Lord folcro could have shown his magical skills at the end. Same goes for Eiodi Gadesh, I wouldn't have minded some extra resistance from him. Lack of female characters is another weakness. Addition of some femininity would brighten up the storyline.
The book seemed professionally edited and well written. I didn't find any grammatical or spelling mistakes. The book depicts violence and sexual interactions. So parents guidance would be advised for the young readers. For all the reasons mentioned above, I would give this book four out of four stars. If you like fantasy and magic with some adventure, then you should read this book.
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We are Voulhire: The Fires of Virko
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The adventures of Galen Bray and his friends continue in his new homeland(Voulhirel). He is a small-town blacksmith and has taken an initiative to strengthen the weak economy of his new home town. He is planning to visit Virko to get supplies of iron for the town. Virko is known as the backbone of Voulhirian economy. Virko is the city where industrial aspirants fulfil their ambitions. Mages and fathers have long departed this city, as for the people of Virko money is religion and power is faith. This has left a spiritual void, and a psychopath lord has taken full advantage of it. While the people of Virko are busy arguing over capitalism and feudalism, he has captured beasts that have been banished from hell. This is a disaster that is waiting to happen. Such are the conditions that would welcome Galen, Rowan and Demetrius in Virko. Far from Virko is Yamon Soul, the city of great Eiodi. Eiodi is facing a different kind of threat, a virus. No one in Yamon Soul has ever seen anything like that. A bigger threat is marching forward behind the curtains of fog created by this virus. What will happen when these ticking time bombs explode.
We are Voulhire: The Fires of Virko is the second book in the series, and is written by Matthew Tysz. A tale of lost love and an unending lust for power and glory. A story of vengeance and hate that stems out of passionate desire to be loved. The book is written in third-person narrative. It is written in the genre of fantasy and science fiction. In my opinion, the author has done a really good job of creating and solidifying this imaginary world. A map of Voulhire sketched at the beginning makes it pretty easy to understand the geography of the country. It is advised to read the first book in the series before reading this book.
The thing that I liked the most about this book was its unpredictability. Matthew Tysz makes the reader keep guessing till the end. The flow was great, and changing the character in every chapter kept me engaged in the story. Another good aspect of the book is its character development. This is the reason that I feel some characters still had some entertainment left in them when they died. The character of Folcro in this book is especially very good. He has a strange vibe to him. He is like a character you would want to hate, but you can't. He is strong, intelligent, has control over his emotions and is very cruel. I could write an essay on him. Same goes for Lord Draga, Kayden and Eiodi Gadesh. The storyline was pretty interesting, and yet another book ended at a twist that sparked my interest even more.
The thing that I did not like about the book was that some characters were presented as very strong, but they took little to no part in the action. Lord folcro could have shown his magical skills at the end. Same goes for Eiodi Gadesh, I wouldn't have minded some extra resistance from him. Lack of female characters is another weakness. Addition of some femininity would brighten up the storyline.
The book seemed professionally edited and well written. I didn't find any grammatical or spelling mistakes. The book depicts violence and sexual interactions. So parents guidance would be advised for the young readers. For all the reasons mentioned above, I would give this book four out of four stars. If you like fantasy and magic with some adventure, then you should read this book.
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We are Voulhire: The Fires of Virko
View: on Bookshelves | on Amazon
