Elendil

I just happened to come across this on Instagram. I was interested by the stunning cover, and when I clicked the author's link I was surprised to see it on kindle for FREE! Naturally, I immediately started reading it. 

Elendil is a scifi/fantasy coming of age story. Along with some great Tolkien-inspired names, it's unbelievably action packed and it has a lot of heart. As a first entry into a new world, it's definitely short (I would gladly have read twice as much!) with an incredibly fast pace. 

When Abriana, our first person perspective, finally meets her long-gone mother, she's thrown into an intergalactic coup that spans the width of multiple systems. Oh, and did I mention she's from earth, the same earth as us, the one that knows nothing of aliens? How would you respond to such a drastic change in your life? A 17 year old high schooler is no warrior. 

The POV worked well for this and the author did a great job creating a voice for the character. I really enjoyed the worlds the author created, and I'm really intrigued by the fact that the worlds are more advanced but still have monarchies. 

This worked really well for me, and was a lot of fun, it could definitely have used a little more editing though.