This book could have been so much more, but the writing is ok at best, full of tired clichés, and an unimaginitive plot.
The MC is boring, with the overplayed trope of the sister who thinks she's not as beautiful as her blonde (come on!) sister, doesn't know how to choose dresses and hairstyles (but she doesn't refuse to wear them) and prefers going into the woods (groundbreaking, amirite?).
The worldbuilding is incredibly full of names, traditions, and probably a nearly made-up language lifted directly from scottish and irish lore.

First and foremost thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for providing me with a copy of the beautiful book!

Followers of the Fandom Lord of The Rings, The Hobbit, The Modern Fairie Tales, or high fantasy in general should keep your eye on this book! This would make such a GREAT read for young adults just coming out of the middle grade genre.

While I never found myself fully invested into the book as a whole, I thought the characters and world building was so full of life and creativity. For me, I just felt to much similarity to books I had read before, but that isn't necessarily a bad thing. Everyone loves a good reminiscing story, this is just why the book didn't end up being a 5 star for me.

I am happy to have picked this book up in the summer time because it is always the best time for an epic adventure across plains of mystery and lore! We experience a telepathic steed (I picture Maximus from Tangled's personality lol), elusive Faerie forests, a ghost queen, and so much more! The most epic part of it all is that it is from the view of a 14 year old girl, Rhyan, who has such a feisty, strong minded, take no shit personality that give this book a very special element outside of any Tolkien reads.

Overall, fast passed & full of adventure, with a soft young adult element. Surely Leanne is on her way toward the new Tolkien age!

Drawing heavily from common Fantasy themes, Pankuch creatively constructed a world of intrigue and fantastical origin, whilst easily drawing the reader in with deft and skilled use of language. This character driven novel contained all the most important pieces of you see in a YA Fantasy piece.

I haven’t read anything by Pankuch until now, but I will be looking for for her books in the future. I enjoyed her writing style and her characters. She also wove a pretty darn good story.

This is a good example of quest fantasy, with a heroine who learns more about herself while saving the realm. Fast action, many characters and controversies, historical myths... there's something for everyone. The purpose feels a bit formal, but perhaps appropriate for a feudal society? Appropriate for middle school and up.

This book could have been so much more, but the writing is ok at best, full of tired clichés, and an unimaginitive plot.
The MC is boring, with the overplayed trope of the sister who thinks she's not as beautiful as her blonde (come on!) sister, doesn't know how to choose dresses and hairstyles (but she doesn't refuse to wear them) and prefers going into the woods (groundbreaking, amirite?).
The worldbuilding is incredibly full of names, traditions, and probably a nearly made-up language lifted directly from scottish and irish lore.

I want to thank Netgalley for providing me an Arc of this book in exchange for my honest review.

I really loved this book.
It is so beautifully written and instantly fell In love with the characters and storyline.
I loved the characters especially Kevin his story really resonated with me and I wanted to read more and more about him.
Overall if you love epic fantasy that is brilliantly written with awesome badass characters you will love this book.
I gave it 4 stars.

I received an ARC copy from NetGalley, in exchange for an honest review.

This book was an okay read, I do feel it is for a younger audience. An old school high epic fantasy about twin sisters and a bunch of mystical creatures and dragons. I did not feel very connected to the MC and the side characters were a lot and not very fleshed out. All and all an okay read if you are in the mood for fantasy.

Many thanks to Netgalley for providing me with this ARC, in exchange for my honest opinions.

I loved this book! It was obviously influenced by works such as The Hobbit, as well as Celtic myths, yet was completely its own. This took me on an adventure and was written so skillfully that I was immediately invested in the characters.

And what a fantastic cast of characters! I especially liked Kevin. His backstory was fascinating, and he proved to be both a deep character, and an important addition to the story line itself.

I’m a big fan of books where the journey is just as important as the destination, sometimes even more so. This was one of those wonderful stories. Rhyan had to not only complete her quest, but discover who she is. The stakes steadily raised as the story progressed, and that kept me hooked.

The fact that it was a quest meant that the author’s world had to be fully thought– out and developed, or else the book wouldn’t be believable. She succeeded magnificently in that. Not only was the geography all figured out, but the many different peoples as well.

If you enjoy a good fantasy, with skilled story telling and well written characters, this book is for you.