A review by caroleen
Black Wolves by Kate Elliott
4.0
Black Wolves is a strong debut to the new series.
The world is easy to sink into and even easier to appreciate because it's so unique. The fantasy wrapped up in many aspects of a country on the brink of civil war (or so it seems) makes for a layered and engrossing plot.
I particularly liked:
--the characters. It's a large cast, but it isn't a problem for Elliott. Each is well drawn and believable.
--the many cultures represented and the unique and fascinating details of each
--Reeves! People who pair up with huge Eagles and ride them through the sky. <3
--girls/women who don't stand quietly by and wait for help; instead, they fight and risk and love like equals
--the pitting of good rulers against bad against somewhere in the middle; the conviction with which some rulers believe they are doing the right thing (the tension!)
--the many twists I didn't expect
I can't wait to see where the story goes.
The world is easy to sink into and even easier to appreciate because it's so unique. The fantasy wrapped up in many aspects of a country on the brink of civil war (or so it seems) makes for a layered and engrossing plot.
I particularly liked:
--the characters. It's a large cast, but it isn't a problem for Elliott. Each is well drawn and believable.
--the many cultures represented and the unique and fascinating details of each
--Reeves! People who pair up with huge Eagles and ride them through the sky. <3
--girls/women who don't stand quietly by and wait for help; instead, they fight and risk and love like equals
--the pitting of good rulers against bad against somewhere in the middle; the conviction with which some rulers believe they are doing the right thing (the tension!)
--the many twists I didn't expect
I can't wait to see where the story goes.