Review: Choices....
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 03 11, 2014
***Life is not always one road, but most of the times, it's full of alternatives, secondary roads*****The plotWhat could be easier than kidnap a whore, take the money and go away to start (finally) a peaceful live? That's how this story begin. Kaidos Vailinn is a Wanderer, a thief from this infamous clan of nomads. He must decide which path he must take... Take the money... or do what is right?But... that's just one little part of the plot... the only part I can tell you, do don't ruin the amazing experience of reading the book.The story is so complex I can't even spoil any little details, but be aware... the path all characters take is full of sufferingKaidos past and present is heartbreaking.. be prepare to the worst... Something horrible happened to him, and it's so horrible because... it was someone that should protect him that did it. That's my warning, because I can deal with abuse when it's (like in this book) something the character is dealing with, not living in the narration. It's horrible.Closing the quick parenthesis about the warning let's me tell you this is not just a fantasy, full of magic creatures (elves, shifter, wizard) but also a romance.. with more than one couple.Kaidos is desperate to have his money, but he must ignore his feelings? Ignore Veyl?I have no words to describe Veyl... androgynous, lonely, tired of his useless life? How can I describe someone that I took more than 200 pages to know? better don't even try... the closer person on real life I can find to describe Veyl is Andrej Pejic (google this name and you will see how is Andrej).But Veyl is much more than just androgynous and impossible to understand... he is half breed, loved by humans (man and woman) and used just as a tool to have pleasure because of his elf half, ignored by elves because of his human half. He is both, he is nothing, he is... lovely. I love him, from page one to the last one...The common idea, that link all the plot and the romance is the struggle to be accepted... to be able to loved... and with luck, be loved back... no one can have it easily, all races, places and people must fight for it. There is no easy place to two men that fall in love... none. Or there is? A place... they must create for themselves?Divided in two parts, the story became much more dynamic, and I appreciated it but...it's also the reason I'm not giving 5 stars, but 4. Because I'm always waiting complete explanations to all details.I don't want to be too perfectionist, this is a book with more than 400 pages! I know many details can be left out, or it would be 1000 pages :D but... it's my nature... read a book wanting that all details, even the smaller one, will have a reason to be there, in the book.So, I really loved it. I know it may sounds crazy, but I will certainly re-read it. Yes, now I know how it end, I know it's a long book... but it's a marvelous book.. and a heartbreaking love story. A love story that show us that yes, live is full of roads and most of them lead to suffering... but one little road, that one we may take just for desperation and trusting our feelings can lead to love... read it to know how Kaidos did it... found his loveP.S: OMG... OMG! The last page.. the last big revelation... I'm speechless... this book took me by surprise, page by page, UP TO THE END! Up to the last page! wow... just... wow!