Amanda
A wizard indentured to a wicked king and a hunter under a curse seek a phoenix in hope of escaping their fates.
I was shocked to discover this is a debut novel; I've read books by veteran authors that show less imagination and skill than Kiser displays here. They've created a dark, dangerous world and filled it with characters who are talented, intelligent, flawed, and have complex motivations.
Hunt the Ever Wild is a book I will reread and I look forward to seeing what S. E. Kiser writes next.
Oh, and whoever wrote the line about this book having "the whimsy of Howl's Moving Castle" is doing both it and its potential readers a disservice: Hunt the Ever Wild is not whimsical and it shares little with Howl beyond a fantasy setting.
Received via NetGalley.
A wizard indentured to a wicked king and a hunter under a curse seek a phoenix in hope of escaping their fates.
I was shocked to discover this is a debut novel; I've read books by veteran authors that show less imagination and skill than Kiser displays here. They've created a dark, dangerous world and filled it with characters who are talented, intelligent, flawed, and have complex motivations.
Hunt the Ever Wild is a book I will reread and I look forward to seeing what S. E. Kiser writes next.
Oh, and whoever wrote the line about this book having "the whimsy of Howl's Moving Castle" is doing both it and its potential readers a disservice: Hunt the Ever Wild is not whimsical and it shares little with Howl beyond a fantasy setting.
Received via NetGalley.