Review: A world full of fantasy & mystical creatures - simply amazing!!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 21, 2013
Book II continues the story of Drastona, a scribe and mage with the power to talk to the trees & animals, as she and her new friends  attempt to thwart an assassination attempt, that if it succeeds, will thrust Medeisia and Sadeemia into a bloody and violent war.  They must travel across Ardus, an unforgiving desert wrought with danger, in order to reach the Sadeemian King in hopes that he will help them in their plans to free the persecuted people of Medeisia from evil King Raemon.  Along the way, they meet an unexpected adversary and together face what lies ahead while also forging bonds that are not so easily broken.  I invite you to delve into a world full of fantasy and mystical creatures. A world forged out of love and loss, happiness and sadness, hope and despair - dark and light.Tempest - Scribes of Medeisia Book II by R.K. Ryals has to be one of the most emotionally powerful, extremely well written, and highly imaginative books that I have ever had the pleasure of reading.  It was absolutely breath-taking and left me with a swirling mix of emotions - sadness, elation, pride, loyalty, love, fear etc.  I felt the emotions of the characters in the story and that is a testament to the amazing writing capabilities of the author!I could go on and on about what I loved about this book and how R.K. Ryals has quickly become one of my favorite authors but I will let you, the next reader, discover this on your own.  My only complaint, and I use that word super lightly, is that I devoured it so quickly and, although when I came to the end no questions were left unanswered, it left me wanting so much more.  I cannot wait to follow Drastona and her fellow rebels to the next adventure wherever it may lead them.  I have this strange feeling that they will "overcome and prevail"."For out of the ashes of devastation will arise a phoenix, an omen, a child born under the Harvest Moon," Cadeyrn recited, his breath stirring the small hairs along my neck.  It was the prophecy, the lines from the Book of Truth.  "This child," Cadeyrn whispered, "will be born of forbidden magic, born to bring two nations together."*I was gifted an ARC of the book by the author in exchange for an honest review*