Review by Noilaus -- We are Voulhire: The Fires of Virko

Noilaus · Post by **Noilaus** » 18 Feb 2021, 16:00

[Following is a volunteer review of "We are Voulhire: The Fires of Virko" by Matthew Tysz.]

4 out of 4 stars

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Having read the previous series of We are Voulhire, I can confidently say that this one is a fast-paced page-turner that gave me hard time taking a break from reading.

We are Voulhire: The Fires of Virko by Matthew Tysz is a continuation of We are Voulhire: A New Arrival Under Great Skies. Moreover, the author introduced another storyline that surprisingly captured my attention and Interest. It acted as the main basis for all plotlines in this series. However, Galen's plotline was easy to follow because of it being a direct continuation from the previous series.

At the time when Virko's sovereign lord was about to die, Galen and his companions, Rowan and Demetrius arrived in the city to request a deal on iron supply for his blacksmith business. They found favor from the dying lord, who assured them that he will make sure that the city council, sets aside a reserve of iron for Magnum Cealum. At the same time, Lord Venden requests Demetrius to cleanse up his house from the demonic darkness that encamped the house. Lord Venden claimed that his son had access to the secret room, which they suspected to have been used for meditation by a dark priest, who used to be the previous owner of the house. To their discovery, the trio companions found a demon that Hans Hrelek, bind in the undercroft. What happened when Demetrius, a Monk not much experienced in banishing demons tried to? On the other side, King Wilhelm sends Captain Mendus to take charge of the city at Lord Venden's request. How did Virko's business owners respond to this?

Virko's theme has many characters which are all connected to Hans's, the young lord of Virko storyline. I liked how Mr. Matthew Tysz skillfully connected some different storylines to the main theme of Virko. He gave information about Han's life in the past, which gave some information about his childhood, and that of his friends. I liked this and at the same time partly disliked it. I liked it because it is a skill that enabled Virko's theme, which wasn't in the previous series, to be much interesting. I partly disliked it because the combination of different character's storylines in one chapter, distracted the flow a bit. Especially Folcro's. The explanations of his childhood storyline gave me seconds of wonder even though it never choked my enjoyment of the book because all themes are captivating. Adding to my liking I was pleased by the continuation of Meldorath's storyline. The only thing that I truly disliked was the sudden end of the book and the disappointment I had for not finding Marshus's storyline. I thought it's a more than 200 pages novel, but yet it was only 158 pages. As for Marshus, I thought that maybe he was the only survivor in the Hillport massacre, which made me think that maybe his storyline will continue in this series. All in all, I loved the vibrant thrilling tone of Mr. Matthew's writing style which kept me glued on on pages attentively.

I assume that We are Voulhire: The Fires of Virko was professionally edited because it hasn't got serious errors.

I, therefore, give it four out of four stars and recommended it to adventure genre fans, magical thrill fans, sci-fi fans, and horror-action thriller fans above 18 years old. Adults only because of the nature of violent acts, and strong language in some scenes. On the other hand, Readers who can't favor violent scenes, vulgar words, and magical acts, can avoid this one. I couldn't take off a star because the book was professionally edited and the work is skillfully and carefully written.

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MissM94 · Post by **MissM94** » 20 Feb 2021, 07:28

Just finished reading this book and to be honest i enjoyed it more than the first one. It literally kept me on the edge of my seat. Great review.

Ashley-Osuna · Post by **Ashley-Osuna** » 20 Feb 2021, 11:46

I just started reading this book as I stumbled upon your review; I was excited to see what other readers have thought about it. Having read the first book, I wanted to see if people thought this one was better, worse, or similar to the last one. It seems like this one is more fast-paced than the last one, which I am glad to hear. I really enjoyed reading your review, so thank you!

Rayah Raouf · Post by **Rayah Raouf** » 21 Feb 2021, 03:08

The events in this book were quite fast-paced and I liked that. I loved how we got some backstory on a few characters and I cannot wait to see what they will be up to. I'm currently reading book #4 and I am not disappointed.
Thank you for your review!