Review: Tragic yet seriously exciting
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 11, 2013
So, I was given an arc of Tempest for my honest review. I loved Mark of the Mage so of course I jumped on this book.As I start reading this we meet a new prince. Prince Cadeyrn of Sadeemia. He is a strong fierce man who shows little emotion outside of the battlefield. He is the second son of the king but His place is not the thrown its on the battlefield. He has lost much in his life but he yet he still fights for his kingdom and his people. My first thoughts of him are that he's a pretty scary guy but years on the battlefield have made him so. Cadeyrn fears nothing because his magic is very strong. He draws his strength from the metal in his sword and no one can best him in any fight.Finally we come back to Kye and Stone along with Maeve, Brennus, Daegan, and of course Lochlan. I loooove Lochlan. With his nonchalant attitude and piercing green reptilian eyes he's just so dreamy. Well to me anyway. It doesn't hurt that he's a dracon and can breathe fire. I love dragons. So fierce and beautiful yet Lochlan is also a great friend. The kind you want on your side.The journey begins as the rebels enter the ardus in hopes of speaking with the sadeemian king to tell him of the mad king Raemon's plot to kill the Greemallia'n princess. Things in the dessert are not easy. There are wyvers around, distant cousins of the dragons but not even close to being as smart. With that, the sandstorms, and the unbearable heat the group are having a hard time making it through. Tragedy meets the group and Stone's strength is tested..I love Stone. She's only 16 but she's got the strength of a million men in her heart and in body. She's seen too much but in all that she's seen she finally finds her warrior place. That place where all warriors go just before battle. Where you don't feel you just fight. Fight for your family, your home, and for yourself.This second book left me breathless again. Breathless for a love lost that I thought would totally always be there. I was seriously disappointed in that and I wanted someone to say it wasn't true. A good book sucks you in but a great book, it brings you to a place where your there with the people you read about as if you were one of them. That was me. I was there with them and none too happy. ;) I love R.K. Ryals but waiting for the next book to come out will be pure torture for me. Soon right?