Review: An Engaging and Entertaining Fantasy Novel
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 12 17, 2013
I wasn't sure what I would be getting when I first started the novel as I had never read anything by the author before, but I was quickly surprised at how much thought, creativity and talent for writing was put into the novel to create a vivid and engaging story. A Tide of Shadows follows one man as his fate is changed suddenly in the wave of accusation, sending him tumbling into a world of tenuous allies and magical/supernatural foes that all have plans of their own that threaten Carym's own life. Carym must journey to the magic waters of the Everpool in hopes of regaining his freedom and finding a new life among the ashes of the old. The author, Tom Bielawski, has an eye for detail and a flair for the imaginative, creating everything from a chilling evil god who has an army at his disposal to a band of rebels that save and threaten Carym's life in equal turn. The well written novel was truly entertaining, sending along on Carym's journey with him eagerly as I got swept up in A Tide of Shadows, leaving me eager to read more in the series.