Review: Full of mysticism, fantasy and Eqyptology
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 25, 2014
Wow!  What a great sequel to the first book, The Emerald Tablet.  Silverman tells an exciting story full of mysticism, fantasy and Eqyptology.  The story in book 1 was well worth the read, but I admitted in my review of that book that the writing struggled a bit.  I have difficulty reading present tense and so that took some of my enjoyment in the first book.  Still, this second volume is a drastic change for the better.  If you haven’t read the first book, I’d definitely recommend picking it up first.  Then hang on, because book 2 is even better!It is so exciting when an author grows and matures in their writing and that is exactly what Silverman shows in book two.  These books are chock full of characters and stories that I needed and wanted to follow each step of the way.  Even set in a “fantasy” world, Silverman does an excellent job of connecting you to all of the characters.  Good, bad, indifferent, the reader is driven towards the end in a way that cannot be denied.  Still, I was most enthralled with Shirin’s character.  I’d definitely recommend reading both The Emerald Tablet and this second book, Soul of the World.I received a copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.