Thesjadventures

Well, someone pass me a tissue please because I haven’t stopped crying yet. Stacey, you have broke me!

I fell in love with Arden & Kye in the first book of the series, Beyond The Cobbled Road: Fading Light and I was so happy to be reunited with them again. They are in my opinion an iconic duo and I love them. This book picks up a couple of years after the events in Fading Light, so it’s highly recommended that you read that one first.  In this book, we join Arden and Kye as they continue their search for the remaining creation stones and try to stop Orin from regaining power.

Stacey has created an epic high fantasy series with rich world building, loveable characters and a high stakes quest to stop the evil villain.  This book was action packed, tense and emotional. I’m still reeling from the events and that cliffhanger has definitely got me begging for the final instalment of the series.

I enjoyed learning more about Orin in this book, which I was really hoping that we would after his introduction in Fading Light. He is a great villain and after what happened, I’m scared to see what he’s going to do next.

Overall, I rate this 5⭐️ and recommend to everyone to looking for a new fantasy series to start.

In a world where humans are enslaved and treat horrendously, Kye finds his world drastically turned upside down after helping Maister Arden of the high council.

Thrust into the world of magic, I loved the academia vibes, complete with super entitled, annoying rich kid nemesis and brainy potential love interest.

Kye had been treat poorly his whole life, isolated with no friends or family, so I really loved his relationship with Arden and the found family he finds.

Orin is also a great villain. I feel like we’ve only just touched the tip of the iceberg with him in this book and can’t wait to learn more about him.

The world building was rich in detail, I loved the six realms, the mages and the magic system. It definitely draws on Norse mythology, which I enjoyed. I would love to see a map of the world, so I could visualise it.

The story was well paced and I loved how easy to read it was for a fantasy, I just would have preferred shorter chapters.

Overall, I rate this 4.5⭐️ it’s an epic fantasy filled with action and adventure. I can’t wait for the next book!