Review: Hauntingly beautiful...One of her bests yet!!!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 10, 2013
My review for: Tempest by R.K. RyalsMy rating: 5 out of 5 starsShanna RobersonWhere to start? I am seriously at a loss for words to describe what I just read. Nothing I could come up with could adequately capture the emotion Ms. Ryals has wretched from me with these words. I have said it before, but R.K. Ryals is one of the greatest storytellers I have ever read. The world she has created in the Scribes of Medeisia universe is dark, fierce and beautiful. There is nothing else like it.Stone and Kye along with the other Rebels find themselves pushed to far this time. The insanity of one King threatens all they love and believe in. If he wants a war, they are ready to give it to him.But if they are going to have a fighting chance and the numbers to overtake the mad King, they need allies. Powerful allies like the Sadeemians. Knowing that the King of Medeisia is targeting them next, it is the best shot they have to overthrowing the King.Facing the cruelty of the Ardus and the possibility that even if they survive the desert, the King of Sadeemia could refuse to see them. Even still, it is the best chance to set their people free from Raemon's tyranny. So Stone, Kye, Lochlen, Oran the wolf, and three other Rebels set off to do the impossible.And when all hope seems lost and the catastrophes seem too great, will they still feel the price of freedom worth the loss? Will the Phoenix of prophecy rise from the ashes? Or will it all be for naught?Ms. Ryals' ability to make her readers lose themselves within her pages is unlike any other I have ever encountered. It's breathtaking, heart-pounding and devastatingly beautiful. I would have never thought anything could beat Mark of the Mage's intensely addictive story, but Tempest is the best yet. I adored it and if you are looking for a uniquely haunting story of survival, this series is for you. Bravo, R.K.! I am speechless at your talent and I am forever a fan.