Wingbound - Heather Trim

Book: Wingbound

Author: Heather Trim

Releasedate: March 23, 2018

"Ledger is supposed to fear and despise the Sky People of Ellery, but then he meets an Ellerian girl, named Alouette and does the wrong thing. With his village at war with the winged people who live on a floating island that circles their world, he befriends her.

In Ledger’s seventeenth harvest, Ellery returns empty. The Sky People are gone, Alouette is missing, and Ledger must make a difficult choice — continue life as usual in the blacksmith workshop or board the island against the elder’s wishes and find her."

Wingbound. Oh boy, what was I bound by this book! I read the teaser first and was a little sceptical. It sounded like a common lovestory. Ha! What was I wrong. I’m so sorry, Heather! 

If you thought you have read it all, you haven't read this one! 

Heather manages to drag you with her in her fantasyworld of this magnificent floating island. If you still have a dash of fantasy, it’s not really hard to imagine everything that is happening in this book. Heather knows her characters through and through and uses that to her benefit. It's unexpected, funny, serious, wonderful and above all; magical. Definitely worth your time of reading! 

She paints a beautiful landscape with words. Her style of writing is captivating and I wished I wasn’t done so soon with reading. Gah. Can’t wait to read more! My quote on my blog that is written by Jane Austen definitely applies to Wingbound. 

I’m honored that I was able to read this wonderful story before it’s release and I can really recommend others to buy it when it’s available! And have you seen that cover? That is just simply gorgeous!

And do you know the best part? The book is already online for pre-order!

Pre-order your copy HERE

Artemis Fowl and the Last Guardian - Eoin Colfer

Book: Artemis Fowl and the Last Guardian
Author: Eoin Colfer
Releasedate: 10 July, 2012

Currently known as the last book in a series of wonderful novels. Artemis Fowl and the Last Guardian marks an eventful book filled with memories from throughout the series.  I've read every single one of them with a lot of fun. And now my journey has ended with this one. Without spoilers; the ending felt complete. Wondering if there ever will be more to explore within this amazing fantasyworld created by Eoin Colfer. She gives a new perspective considering elves, trolls, leprechauns, fairies, demons and so forth. Who knew leprechauns were actually underground fairy police? ;-) 

At the start of the series I couldn't stand Artemis. He was precocious and driven by greed. But I admired his intellectual capacities. During the series he becomes older en given the circumstances, he becomes wiser. Constantly one step ahead of everyone, even the insanely smart centaur Foaly can't shake him off. Guarded by his huge bodyguard Butler he thinks he's sort of invincible. The wonderful world of faires has shown him otherwise. 

Mulch the dwarf has also won a spot in my heart with his outrageous outbursts and selfish behaviour. But deep down there is a spark of decency which provides more than one time to be of value to the group that Artemis surrounds himself with. That bumflap though... Brrr. the stuff of nightmares.

A keyperson to this all is ofcourse Holly Short, a LEP Recon(leprechaun, haha, there you have it) officer at the start of the series. She really reminds me of myself with her strong character, her ability to stay cool in emergency situations, but also to break some rules when it's absolutely necessary. At least; when we think it is. 

Now concerning the last book; it's quite epic to see how the events turn out. How people rise and fall because of their own ideas and to see what ancient history in this world can do. Several aspects from the previous books return in this one and it's wonderful to see what part they will play. 

I really enjoyed the style of writing that Eoin Colfer manages to display. It's not too difficult English, in spite of what Artemis says ofcourse. Master Genius. I've read quite a lot of books that were a bit more upscaling concerning the difficulty of the words, but I'm inclined to say that it is an issue. It is very easy to read her books. So ofcourse, I devoured them. She can really bring you along in her fantasyworld and knows how to tickle your imagination.

It's a shame I'm done for now with the series. I really liked it.

I would definitely say this is a awesome series to read if you're into fantasy and easyreading.

Well, let's see what my next review will be...