Review: 4 stars- Something totally different and completely captivating!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 11, 2013
4 stars- Something totally different and completely captivating!My first love in books is fantasy.  I love the new world and the mysteries it holds.  The first book I remember reading and loving in elementary school was A Wrinkle In Time.  I haven't read much fantasy for a while.  Urban fantasy or paranormal, yes, but fantasy not so much.  It was long overdue and I'm so glad it was Of Silver and Beasts that reawakened that love in me.A totally different world, the Caven are a matriarchal society governed by an empress and guarded by female protectors.  This world satisfies those fantasy craving inside of me.  I love piecing together how this new world works as I read each page, discovering the importance of mercury and the structure of the court.  What I really liked about this world is that it had some elements that parallel our own making it easier to keep track of everything.Kal is a protector who is promoted to head the Nactue Guard.  She's head strong and stubborn with secrets she must protect.  Fighting for her mother and her country, her choices are not always smart but she fights nonetheless.  I enjoyed her fight, her energy.  Typical of Trisha Wolfe's heroines, Kal is her own women.  She was easy to love.Caben seems to be the spoiled princely type but there's more to him than we see at first.  I loved how he was really very much like Kal, stubborn and determined.  He doesn't see the need to follow Kal's orders and she seems to think he should do what she says.  It's an interesting beginning for them.  There is no instant love going on even if they do see the other as attractive.  Really, it takes time forced on them from the enemy to bring these two together.  I loved that.The pages flow freely as I enjoyed the unpredictable story.  That is one of the things I love best about fantasy, it's harder to predict.  Anything can happen and it does in this book.The ending had me begging for book two, Of Darkness and Crowns, which doesn't come out until November. Ugh!This book is clearly new adult and has some yummy scenes because of it.  If you love that and a fantasy world is easy enough to keep track of, then this book is a must read.