From the fires of war, a queen must rise. Against all odds, Eva and her friends are alive. And they’ve returned home with the only chance the Windsworn have of defeating the Smelterborn.Hope, however, will prove to be short-lived and bittersweet.An army of iron golems marches west and nothing can stop them. To survive the coming war, the gryphon riders must stand with old enemies against the … must stand with old enemies against the ancient darkness. As the fighting begins, a small band makes their way east on a desperate quest: to destroy the source of the Smelterborn’s power once and for all. Chances are, none of them will make it out alive.
Eva and Fury will be tested like never before. Heroes will fall. Kingdoms will shatter. The price of victory has never been higher.
Will Eva succeed in driving back the darkness or will everything she loves be crushed beneath the iron fist of the Smelterborn?
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Eva has never been one to sit on the sidelines. Yet, her uncles have put her there why she learns the rules of the kingdom. So, when the smelterborn threaten the Eastern borders, Eva itches to get on the battlefield.
Then when the unimaginable happens, Eva knows she cannot standby any longer. Leading her small band of friends and loved ones, she takes them on a journey she hopes will save them all.
The final installment to The Gryphon Riders Trilogy, Derek Alan Siddoway’s Windbreak concludes the magnificent story. Adding emotional aspects to the adventure and battles spun throughout the trilogy, Derek is flawless with the ending. Ensuring no questions remain for his readers, Derek leaves no stone unturned.
True to his ability as an effective story teller, Derek keeps the interest flowing with non-stop action, as well as weaving mystery and enchantment within. Plus, with only a few instances of profanity, some slow-burn romance, as well as little spelling and grammatical errors, a rating of 5 out of 5 stars is given.
As with the other books in the trilogy war is still the main plotline. So please take caution if affected by the following: mangled and bloody bodies, slavery, raids, ambush, murder, assassination, betrayal, foster care, prisoner of war, hand to hand combat, sword and knife fighting, and sacrifice.
An astonishing finish to The Gryphon Riders Trilogy, Windbreak is the heroic finale readers expected and more.
Thank you to #Windbreak, #GryphonRidersTrilogy, and #DerekAlanSiddoway for the opportunity to read this book and give my honest review.
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Review of the first book in this series, Windsworn, can be found at: https://www.literarylioness.net/post/windsworn-review
Review of the second book in this series, Windswept, can be found at: https://www.literarylioness.net/post/windswept-review
Loved it! Want more in this world!
I really didn’t expect to enjoy this series since it seemed to be very YA. But, boy was I wrong! While, yes, it’s definitely YA, it’s still a gripping story about one of my favorite mythical characters, the Gryphons. These young folks that imprint a gryphon and become Windsworn riders are as adventurous as you’d expect young people to be when you add in a mythical creature to ride with, train with and fight with. Similar in take to the typical Dragonriders of Pern, they take on their own personalities, which vary significantly since they are a very diverse group coming from all different peoples.
This shows how young people can group together and become fast friends regardless of where they come from or what their race is, and they cling together as warriors fighting for the lives of their families and friends from all over their world. They are strong and stalwart in their determination to beat down the adversary, who is quite the vicious adversary!
I applaud Derek Alan Siddoway for his ability to take an old storyline and make it new and fresh, and definitely his own. I had moments of joy, laughter, confusion, pain, fear, desolation and excitement, which is quite the list of emotions to put me through in one book! I laughed, I cried and I held my breath not knowing when would be their last moment on their planet. That’s not an easy thing to do with me.
I’ve come to realize there are a lot of YA novels out there that can reach out and grab you just as hard as any “adult” book. Sex is not necessary, and in some circumstances not even wanted, and YA books do very well to recognize when to leave out the unnecessary. Derek is one who does this very well. I’m really looking forward to his next project. I may even be willing to try out his fantasy/western mix that he seems to enjoy so much. 🙂
Very well done, Derek Alan Siddoway! Very well done indeed!