Review of We are Voulhire: A New Arrival under Great Skies

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[Following is a volunteer review of "We are Voulhire: A New Arrival under Great Skies" by Matthew Tysz.]

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4 out of 4 stars

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Matthew Tysz, in his book- We are Voulhire; A New Arrival Under Great Skies, tells a tale of magic, religion and politics from the perspectives of characters such as; Galen Bray- a blacksmith, who recently arrived at Magnum Caelum, a city in Voulhire, to claim the inheritance passed onto him by his late uncle, a renowned and well-to-do blacksmith. The book tells stories of his adventure with Rowan within different cities in Voulhire; Lord Eldus Alderman, a Judge from Soulhire who had just migrated to Hillport in Voulhire with his family to Occupy the position of the lord of Hillport. However, the occurrence in the castle before the family moved in as well as the questioning personality of his predecessors, Lord Oldin and Lord Meldorath, seems like a dark cloak over the people of Hillport and the Aldermans. Are the accusations against Lord Oldin true? Is Lord Meldorath still alive or dead as claimed by the King?

I prefer books written in the first-person narrative as it helps for easy relativity to the experiences and growth of the characters in a novel, it helps me live in the story. Consequently, I can therefore say that Matthew Tysz's use of the first-person narrative is my most favourite attribute of the book. It is that which I like the most about the book. I, also, am intrigued by the fact that the characters and settings, for instance, places like Soulhire, Hillport, Magnum Caelum, are entirely creations of the author, bringing about a new and exciting experience. Not to forget, the suspense deployed by the author kept me at my feet at all times especially when we were given insight as to Meldorath character through the prologue at the very beginning of the novel but nothing much was said of him until about five chapters later, when Lord Eldus and his family had to move into the castle of which was previously occupied by Meldorath.

Despite all these fine attributes and techniques used by the author, the book is not devoid of shortcomings. The book lacks page numbering and as a result, it is often difficult for me to keep track of my reading progress. The lack of page numbering will also affect the reviews, for instance, where there is a need to point out errors in a particular page, due to the absence of uniform page numbering, locating the error may be difficult. This is what I don't like about the book.

I will give the book a rating of 4 out of 4 stars as the book seems to have been professionally edited and there were very few errors found therein.

For individuals who fancy books about magic, adventures and fantasy novels, I recommend this book to them.

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We are Voulhire: A New Arrival under Great Skies
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[Ace John]

I've enjoyed reading your review! You bring out your reading experience with this book so well that I also want to read it, too.