Review by Swanbird -- We are Voulhire: The Fires of Virko
Posted: 26 May 2021, 19:56
[Following is a volunteer review of "We are Voulhire: The Fires of Virko" by Matthew Tysz.]
In We Are Voulhire: The Fires of Virko, Matthew Tysz follows Galen into Virko, the most industrious city in Voulhire. Galen goes there in search of an iron reserve seller for his forge and is promised his heart’s desire by the very Lord of Virko. In return for this good deed, he, Rowan, and Demetrius must exorcise the demon that lives in the depths of his house. While these guys are busy with their demon-exorcising work, ambassadors of the king of Voulhire arrive Virko to help the city transition from feudalism to capitalism. This change will remove power from the hands of some of the high and mighty men in the city and they would have none of that. Thus begins their scheming and plotting that threatens the very existence of the glorious city of Virko.
Ever since I read the first book in the We Are Voulhire series, I have fallen in love with both Matthew Tysz’s style of writing and Galen’s adventure in the land of Voulhire. Even though he came to the lands not too long ago, after reading this novel, I have a feeling that he is destined to play a part in either the salvation or the damnation of Voulhire.
Concerning the writing style of the author, he writes the story from two perspectives. Events that were witnessed by Galen, Demetrius, and Rowan were all written from their perspectives. While events that saw the rest of the characters in it were written from the third-person perspective. Some people have said that the constant changing of perspective is confusing to them, but I beg to differ. If I was given the choice to have everything written from either a first-person perspective or a third, I will wholeheartedly turn down that offer. The former gave me an insight into the mind and brain of our hero and his friends, while the latter showed me things from a very general perspective.
Another thing that this book has been recognized by me and many others for is its humor. Characters like Rowan brought refreshing humor to the book. Their words, actions, and thoughts gave me reasons to both smile and laugh when I was reading it. Rowan’s constant bugging of Demetrius was both funny and scary. It was funny because he just kept saying the most annoying and laugh-inducing things to Demi (for whatever reason). But it was also scary because Demi is a mage. He controls magic and he can use said power to hurt Rowan mortally if he so wishes. Any who, I hope that these two get along soon before one of them loses a vital body part.
I found this novel to be more interesting than its prequel. I also found it to be as meticulously edited like its prequel. In fact, I found that I loved everything about this book like its prequel. Just like its prequel, it is perfect to me. Therefore, on a scale of 4, with 1 being total bad and 4 being off the roof excellent, I rate We Are Voulhire: The Fires of Virko 4 out of 4 stars. This book is perfect for lovers of magic and adventure novels.
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We are Voulhire: The Fires of Virko
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In We Are Voulhire: The Fires of Virko, Matthew Tysz follows Galen into Virko, the most industrious city in Voulhire. Galen goes there in search of an iron reserve seller for his forge and is promised his heart’s desire by the very Lord of Virko. In return for this good deed, he, Rowan, and Demetrius must exorcise the demon that lives in the depths of his house. While these guys are busy with their demon-exorcising work, ambassadors of the king of Voulhire arrive Virko to help the city transition from feudalism to capitalism. This change will remove power from the hands of some of the high and mighty men in the city and they would have none of that. Thus begins their scheming and plotting that threatens the very existence of the glorious city of Virko.
Ever since I read the first book in the We Are Voulhire series, I have fallen in love with both Matthew Tysz’s style of writing and Galen’s adventure in the land of Voulhire. Even though he came to the lands not too long ago, after reading this novel, I have a feeling that he is destined to play a part in either the salvation or the damnation of Voulhire.
Concerning the writing style of the author, he writes the story from two perspectives. Events that were witnessed by Galen, Demetrius, and Rowan were all written from their perspectives. While events that saw the rest of the characters in it were written from the third-person perspective. Some people have said that the constant changing of perspective is confusing to them, but I beg to differ. If I was given the choice to have everything written from either a first-person perspective or a third, I will wholeheartedly turn down that offer. The former gave me an insight into the mind and brain of our hero and his friends, while the latter showed me things from a very general perspective.
Another thing that this book has been recognized by me and many others for is its humor. Characters like Rowan brought refreshing humor to the book. Their words, actions, and thoughts gave me reasons to both smile and laugh when I was reading it. Rowan’s constant bugging of Demetrius was both funny and scary. It was funny because he just kept saying the most annoying and laugh-inducing things to Demi (for whatever reason). But it was also scary because Demi is a mage. He controls magic and he can use said power to hurt Rowan mortally if he so wishes. Any who, I hope that these two get along soon before one of them loses a vital body part.
I found this novel to be more interesting than its prequel. I also found it to be as meticulously edited like its prequel. In fact, I found that I loved everything about this book like its prequel. Just like its prequel, it is perfect to me. Therefore, on a scale of 4, with 1 being total bad and 4 being off the roof excellent, I rate We Are Voulhire: The Fires of Virko 4 out of 4 stars. This book is perfect for lovers of magic and adventure novels.
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We are Voulhire: The Fires of Virko
View: on Bookshelves | on Amazon