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Review by thend157 -- We are Voulhire: The Knights of Ch...
[Following is a volunteer review of "We are Voulhire: The Knights of Chalethire" by Matthew Tysz.]
We are Voulhire: The Knights of Voulhire by Mathew Tysz is the fourth book in the We are Voulhire series. In this book, the immigrant Galen and his two friends, Rowan and Demetrius, are now living in the city of Chalethire, having escaped from the events that happened in Soulhire in the previous novel. However, the Riva Rohavi have become a major threat to the country. Galen, Demetrius, and Rowan have also continued to worry about the citizens in Virko. Because of this, they agree to relate what they know about the demons of Virko to their new friend, Harper. She agrees to go on a spying mission to the city of Virko, where Rowan ends up getting captured. Will his friends be able to rescue him, or will Rowan become the next host for the demons?
What I really liked about this book was the use of character development. All of the characters in the series are becoming more fleshed out in this series. I liked especially, learning about the religious beliefs of the monks through reading about Demetrius’s studies in Chalethire. I also really liked reading about the new character of Harper. I was really impressed that Voulhire had a female general. Considering how few female characters there seems to be in this series, it is impressive that the author made her so well-rounded. I was really surprised as well when I read that she was the sister of Prince Darius. Another thing that I liked about this book was reading about the ideas that Melodreth has about his ambitions. He is certainly an interesting character; some of his philosophy is very interesting to read about. This is because I found myself connecting some of what he said to the ideas of Darwinism.
What I did not like so much in the book is the way that the author switches all the time from character to character. After having read the first three books, I can say that it was not so bad in this particular book. It is, however, still annoying to switch characters every chapter. This is because I find that this breaks up the storyline too much. In this book, the author also seems to have tried to use medieval language in the chapters focusing on the city of Ballerhal. This I found rather disturbing, because of the massive difference between this dialect and the modern dialect of the rest of the series. I can see, though, why the author decided to do this. However, I feel the series would have been much better if the author would have just stuck to the medieval dialect from the start. I also did not like the author's use of profanity in this novel. Generally, though, I felt that it was better in this novel than the previous three.
I would definitely give, this novel 4 out of 4 stars, as I found it a very exciting read with few if any grammatical errors in the writing. I would not recommend this book to younger children due to its use of profanity. I would recommend it to fans of the fantasy genre/ science fiction genre because its interesting philosophy would have a strong appeal to these fans.
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We are Voulhire: The Knights of Chalethire
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We are Voulhire: The Knights of Voulhire by Mathew Tysz is the fourth book in the We are Voulhire series. In this book, the immigrant Galen and his two friends, Rowan and Demetrius, are now living in the city of Chalethire, having escaped from the events that happened in Soulhire in the previous novel. However, the Riva Rohavi have become a major threat to the country. Galen, Demetrius, and Rowan have also continued to worry about the citizens in Virko. Because of this, they agree to relate what they know about the demons of Virko to their new friend, Harper. She agrees to go on a spying mission to the city of Virko, where Rowan ends up getting captured. Will his friends be able to rescue him, or will Rowan become the next host for the demons?
What I really liked about this book was the use of character development. All of the characters in the series are becoming more fleshed out in this series. I liked especially, learning about the religious beliefs of the monks through reading about Demetrius’s studies in Chalethire. I also really liked reading about the new character of Harper. I was really impressed that Voulhire had a female general. Considering how few female characters there seems to be in this series, it is impressive that the author made her so well-rounded. I was really surprised as well when I read that she was the sister of Prince Darius. Another thing that I liked about this book was reading about the ideas that Melodreth has about his ambitions. He is certainly an interesting character; some of his philosophy is very interesting to read about. This is because I found myself connecting some of what he said to the ideas of Darwinism.
What I did not like so much in the book is the way that the author switches all the time from character to character. After having read the first three books, I can say that it was not so bad in this particular book. It is, however, still annoying to switch characters every chapter. This is because I find that this breaks up the storyline too much. In this book, the author also seems to have tried to use medieval language in the chapters focusing on the city of Ballerhal. This I found rather disturbing, because of the massive difference between this dialect and the modern dialect of the rest of the series. I can see, though, why the author decided to do this. However, I feel the series would have been much better if the author would have just stuck to the medieval dialect from the start. I also did not like the author's use of profanity in this novel. Generally, though, I felt that it was better in this novel than the previous three.
I would definitely give, this novel 4 out of 4 stars, as I found it a very exciting read with few if any grammatical errors in the writing. I would not recommend this book to younger children due to its use of profanity. I would recommend it to fans of the fantasy genre/ science fiction genre because its interesting philosophy would have a strong appeal to these fans.
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