Review of We are Voulhire: A New Arrival under Great Skies
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Review of We are Voulhire: A New Arrival under Great Skies
[Following is a volunteer review of "We are Voulhire: A New Arrival under Great Skies" by Matthew Tysz.]
We are Voulhire: A New Arrival under Great Skies is a fictional novel by Matthew Tysz and is ultimately the first installment of the We are Voulhire series. This fantastic story starts with an epilogue showing brutal combats and murders of the inhabitants and guards of Hillport's Castle by the magistrate Dalehei Meldorath, later Lord Meldorath, and his fellows. However, at the end of this prologue, this powerful mage is sent to Lorcia's Isle as a prisoner by King Wilhelm, and his death rumors spread everywhere.
This book presents its journey as the third perspective of many people, such as King Wilhelm Arcolo of Voulhire, Lord Eldus Alderman of Hillport, and others. However, the main story revolves as the first perspective around Galen Bray from the Lands of the Princes. After seeing deadly war around him since birth, this boy gets called by his far uncle from Voulhire, who is near death. So he takes the voyage by ship and arrives in Voulhire to take his uncle's business as a blacksmith. His uncle had saved a fortune and a house for him. But he had no idea how to forge a sword or what types of metal he needs. Fortunately, his uncle's executor, Rowan, who is almost the same age as Galen, arrives to help him through his troubles. However, this is only one and a separate side of the story. The remaining tale discovers the legends of the three consecutive Lords of Hillport, King Wilhelm and Riva Rohavi. The rest of the journey is yours to take.
According to the "full disclosure" of this book, Matthew claims that "this opening volume was written and revised with effort, with painstaking care, but most importantly with enthusiasm and love." I believe in his explanation. The way the narrator describes the relationship between every character and the happenings in Voulhire is hard to imagine. For example, when Galen learns about Lord Meldorath, we already know what happened to him before and what was happening to him. No information gets misplaced from one person's imagination to the other's. I mean to say that this book consists of minor details that are hard to catch, and this aspect makes it an unimaginable volume. Here's a quote from the book I wrote in my diary today: "See the good in everything, and the best of it will find you."
I only found a few mistakes in the novel. There was no aspect that I hated. However, I was not pleased by noticing that Galen Bray and the happenings other than him are unrelated. If you solely focus on the chapters under the titles of Galen, you will not find any trouble perceiving anything. Also, if you only read the headings other than Galen, there will be no issues. This aspect explains that two different novels merge into one. I mean, We are Voulhire is a series. There could have been a separate novel for Galen, as his story is independent of the rest of the book. Otherwise, this book is a fantastic way to start the series. The climax built at the end of the story urges me to read the remaining novels of the We are Voulhire series.
My rating for this book is 4 out of 4 stars. This rating is because of the incredible imagination of Matthew Tysz. I was not expecting the ending as it happened to be. There were non-borderline profanities and vulgar language used in the book. Also, there are only on-page kissing and textual references to public nudities and sexual content.
Since this is a novel of a fantasy world and imagination, I recommend this book to mature teenagers.
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We are Voulhire: A New Arrival under Great Skies
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We are Voulhire: A New Arrival under Great Skies is a fictional novel by Matthew Tysz and is ultimately the first installment of the We are Voulhire series. This fantastic story starts with an epilogue showing brutal combats and murders of the inhabitants and guards of Hillport's Castle by the magistrate Dalehei Meldorath, later Lord Meldorath, and his fellows. However, at the end of this prologue, this powerful mage is sent to Lorcia's Isle as a prisoner by King Wilhelm, and his death rumors spread everywhere.
This book presents its journey as the third perspective of many people, such as King Wilhelm Arcolo of Voulhire, Lord Eldus Alderman of Hillport, and others. However, the main story revolves as the first perspective around Galen Bray from the Lands of the Princes. After seeing deadly war around him since birth, this boy gets called by his far uncle from Voulhire, who is near death. So he takes the voyage by ship and arrives in Voulhire to take his uncle's business as a blacksmith. His uncle had saved a fortune and a house for him. But he had no idea how to forge a sword or what types of metal he needs. Fortunately, his uncle's executor, Rowan, who is almost the same age as Galen, arrives to help him through his troubles. However, this is only one and a separate side of the story. The remaining tale discovers the legends of the three consecutive Lords of Hillport, King Wilhelm and Riva Rohavi. The rest of the journey is yours to take.
According to the "full disclosure" of this book, Matthew claims that "this opening volume was written and revised with effort, with painstaking care, but most importantly with enthusiasm and love." I believe in his explanation. The way the narrator describes the relationship between every character and the happenings in Voulhire is hard to imagine. For example, when Galen learns about Lord Meldorath, we already know what happened to him before and what was happening to him. No information gets misplaced from one person's imagination to the other's. I mean to say that this book consists of minor details that are hard to catch, and this aspect makes it an unimaginable volume. Here's a quote from the book I wrote in my diary today: "See the good in everything, and the best of it will find you."
I only found a few mistakes in the novel. There was no aspect that I hated. However, I was not pleased by noticing that Galen Bray and the happenings other than him are unrelated. If you solely focus on the chapters under the titles of Galen, you will not find any trouble perceiving anything. Also, if you only read the headings other than Galen, there will be no issues. This aspect explains that two different novels merge into one. I mean, We are Voulhire is a series. There could have been a separate novel for Galen, as his story is independent of the rest of the book. Otherwise, this book is a fantastic way to start the series. The climax built at the end of the story urges me to read the remaining novels of the We are Voulhire series.
My rating for this book is 4 out of 4 stars. This rating is because of the incredible imagination of Matthew Tysz. I was not expecting the ending as it happened to be. There were non-borderline profanities and vulgar language used in the book. Also, there are only on-page kissing and textual references to public nudities and sexual content.
Since this is a novel of a fantasy world and imagination, I recommend this book to mature teenagers.
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We are Voulhire: A New Arrival under Great Skies
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