Review of We are Voulhire: A New Arrival under Great Skies
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Review of We are Voulhire: A New Arrival under Great Skies
[Following is a volunteer review of "We are Voulhire: A New Arrival under Great Skies" by Matthew Tysz.]
Galen has lived in the Land of Princes his entire life. For the last twenty years, the place has been ravaged by war with the neighbouring lands. To meet the demands of the war, the common folk, who often live in extreme poverty, are exploited for their labour or forced to become soldiers. When Galen learns that his great uncle has died and left him as his heir to his forging business, Galen jumps on the opportunity to leave his home and move to Voulhire. Unlike his homeland, Voulhire is a place that has been thriving for the last twenty years and has most of the citizens of the land living comfortably. However, Galen seems to have arrived at an unfortunate time because there seems to be a powerful new enemy intent on destroying the peace for his own gains.
I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book and struggled to put it down at times. The simple prose helps to make the book flow from one chapter to another. The first thing I noticed about this book was how great the world-building is and how real it felt. The author included the histories of the different lands and what led to them being in the state they are in now, which made the world come across as lived-in. I have to commend the author on the way he delivered the exposition. The reader is told information in different and creative ways, so you feel like you’re actually learning about a new world and not just having information dumped on you. The chapters were from different points of view and in different settings, which also helped in learning about the world.
My favourite aspect of this book was the cast of characters. They all felt three-dimensional and had distinct voices from one another. I always felt there was at least something I could connect or relate with for each character. For example, King Wilhelm left a party early because he would rather be in bed with a book. The characters were very endearing and easy to get attached to, so you felt the heartbreak when awful things happened to them. I enjoyed the humour in this book, both in the writing and the dialogue. However, I felt there were a couple of instances where the humour didn’t fit well with the rest of the scene and broke some of the tension.
I would rate We are Voulhire: A New Arrival under Great Skies by Matthew Tysz 4 out of 4 stars. There was nothing I disliked about this book, and it was exceptionally well edited.
I would recommend this book to readers who enjoy fantastical worlds steeped in political turmoil. If someone enjoys great world-building and great characters, I would also recommend this book to them.
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We are Voulhire: A New Arrival under Great Skies
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Galen has lived in the Land of Princes his entire life. For the last twenty years, the place has been ravaged by war with the neighbouring lands. To meet the demands of the war, the common folk, who often live in extreme poverty, are exploited for their labour or forced to become soldiers. When Galen learns that his great uncle has died and left him as his heir to his forging business, Galen jumps on the opportunity to leave his home and move to Voulhire. Unlike his homeland, Voulhire is a place that has been thriving for the last twenty years and has most of the citizens of the land living comfortably. However, Galen seems to have arrived at an unfortunate time because there seems to be a powerful new enemy intent on destroying the peace for his own gains.
I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book and struggled to put it down at times. The simple prose helps to make the book flow from one chapter to another. The first thing I noticed about this book was how great the world-building is and how real it felt. The author included the histories of the different lands and what led to them being in the state they are in now, which made the world come across as lived-in. I have to commend the author on the way he delivered the exposition. The reader is told information in different and creative ways, so you feel like you’re actually learning about a new world and not just having information dumped on you. The chapters were from different points of view and in different settings, which also helped in learning about the world.
My favourite aspect of this book was the cast of characters. They all felt three-dimensional and had distinct voices from one another. I always felt there was at least something I could connect or relate with for each character. For example, King Wilhelm left a party early because he would rather be in bed with a book. The characters were very endearing and easy to get attached to, so you felt the heartbreak when awful things happened to them. I enjoyed the humour in this book, both in the writing and the dialogue. However, I felt there were a couple of instances where the humour didn’t fit well with the rest of the scene and broke some of the tension.
I would rate We are Voulhire: A New Arrival under Great Skies by Matthew Tysz 4 out of 4 stars. There was nothing I disliked about this book, and it was exceptionally well edited.
I would recommend this book to readers who enjoy fantastical worlds steeped in political turmoil. If someone enjoys great world-building and great characters, I would also recommend this book to them.
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We are Voulhire: A New Arrival under Great Skies
View: on Bookshelves | on Amazon
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