Review: A Fantastically Imaginative Novel
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 12 27, 2013
"War of the Wildlands" was recommended to me after I told a friend I had recently read the Lord of the Rings series for the first time and was looking for new fantasy books to sink my teeth into. I have to say that this novel was wildly entertaining with a wonderful mix of action, adventure, fantasy, magic, human emotions and an engaging plot that swept me away and into the war between humans and elves, and the boy Yori who is caught in the middle.Lana Axe has a talent for weaving a story that is rife with imagination and true storytelling; pulling the reader in with vivid words, strong characters, solid world building and a decidedly perfect plot pacing. Yori's life and struggles as both a human and an elf resonates with the reader as he finds himself caught between the two worlds and having to chose between the two sides. The war of the tyrant king and the elves is wonderfully engaging, the action is exciting, suspenseful and gripping as the plot slowly unfolds.Overall, this was an exciting and entertaining novel that really kept me captivated from beginning to end. From the well-written plot to the authentic characters within, "War of the Wildlands" was well worth the read.