Review: Looking forward to the final book
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 11 14, 2013
Knight of Wands is the second book in the Devices of War trilogy. While it can be read as a stand alone, there are obvious spoilers if you want to read  book one first. Read my review on Fall of Sky City. I go more in-depth on the world there, but here's the cliff note's version."What I really loved most of all were the creatures, and the idea of symbiosis that occurred with the Families. It didn’t matter if it was land, sea, or the air, they worked and developed relationships with these creatures. The Hands were the complete opposite, and much like the world we know today."Synn's grown a lot from the trial and tribulations he's faced with both books. In book one we saw a drive for revenge after Nix killed his father and some of that pops up here too. It's a normal reaction and one many of us can most likely relate to. But his vision changes, and with it, his drive toward a new world of equality.His Mark is both sought and feared, but Synn sees it from a new light. Power for the sake of power doesn't make him powerful. He of course used more eloquent terms, but that's the gist I took away. There's quite a bit of truth to his words. Spoiled brats might have everything handed to them on a silver platter, but it doesn't make them any different or better than the man who breaks his back to survive.The message of this book far succeeds the previous. I really enjoyed watching Synn stumble forward in a world he's lost in. Does he command the skies, the waters, or does he take a leap of faith and become The Knight of Wands? Read it to find out