The elemental balance of Parbraven has shifted. Haunted spirits once touched by elemental magic are now tethered restlessly to the world. Their salvation lies dormant within a simple girl, kept away from the powers controlling the kingdom, a girl named Naomi.The only one who knows her secret is the mysterious rogue, Reynolds; and their instant attraction weaves deeper than either expect. Reynolds … expect. Reynolds recognizes the magical connection and must act quickly before unraveling everything he has tried to keep hidden–and safe.
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A new world is waiting to be discovered. Vivatera is a wild adventure and exciting story. Magic and mystery surround everything. A sign of something more leads our new friends on adventures they never saw coming…
As book one in the trilogy, there are so many questions that arise even after so many have been answered. I am curious to see what happens next.
“The strange mutant creatures had been altered through time and magic, with large teeth and strange white eyes, big and bug like. The fur left on them was patchy and gray; the rest of the body covered with red scales.”
Vivaterra was like a roller coaster where once you get to the top there is no drop. Now, don’t get me wrong, I would not classify this as a “bad book,” just not up to par with any of the fantasy adventure books that I enjoy.
Let’s go more in depth:
Vivatera follows the story of Naomi who has a strange birthmark on her neck and magic flowing through her. A bunch of other stories get introduced that ultimately connect to her.
Yup that’s all I got.
The book was overall super confusing, to the point that I just don’t understand anything past the halfway point.
The Characters:
Naomi – “Naomi pulled back her hood. Her hair glinted in shades of honey, seeming to take its energy directly from the sun. The fluid blonde curls attracted directly from the sun. The blonde curls attracted attention immediately. The color didn’t appear commonly in Sharlot – or in parbraven for that matter.”
She somewhat annoyed me. Like, she seemed to not really accept how powerful she was, to the point where it just got downright frustrating. She also had a tendency to believe everyone she met. I hate characters that are obviously special, but just choose to ignore or deny it.
I usually would talk about more, but that’s to only character that I somewhat cared about.
My Opinion:
This book started off really good. There was some great descriptive writing and language that sucked you into the world right away. However, the scenes just transitioned way to quickly and the new storylines were so abruptly placed that I thought that my kindle was glitching out. I also felt as if there was not enough time with each character to actually form a relationship with them, therefore I really did not care what happened to any of them. The action also just came out of nowhere with no tension or suspense, so it killed it for me. I do have to say that the dialogue was often intriguing and immersive, but overall lack of suspense and tension really killed it for me.
“The strange mutant creatures had been altered through time and magic, with large teeth and strange white eyes, big and bug like. The fur left on them was patchy and gray; the rest of the body covered with red scales.”
Vivatera was like a roller coaster where once you get to the top there is no drop. Now, don’t get me wrong, I would not classify this as a “bad book,” just not up to par with any of the fantasy adventure books that I enjoy.
Let’s go more in depth:
Vivatera follows the story of Naomi who has a strange birthmark on her neck and magic flowing through her. A bunch of other stories get introduced that ultimately connect to her.
Yup that’s all I got.
The book was overall super confusing, to the point that I just don’t understand anything past the halfway point.
The Characters:
Naomi – “Naomi pulled back her hood. Her hair glinted in shades of honey, seeming to take its energy directly from the sun. The fluid blonde curls attracted directly from the sun. The blonde curls attracted attention immediately. The color didn’t appear commonly in Sharlot – or in parbraven for that matter.”
She somewhat annoyed me. Like, she seemed to not really accept how powerful she was, to the point where it just got downright frustrating. She also had a tendency to believe everyone she met. I hate characters that are obviously special, but just choose to ignore or deny it.
I usually would talk about more, but that’s to only character that I somewhat cared about.
My Opinion:
This book started off really good. There was some great descriptive writing and language that sucked you into the world right away. However, the scenes just transitioned way to quickly and the new storylines were so abruptly placed that I thought that my kindle was glitching out. I also felt as if there was not enough time with each character to actually form a relationship with them, therefore I really did not care what happened to any of them. The action also just came out of nowhere with no tension or suspense, so it killed it for me. I do have to say that the dialogue was often intriguing and immersive, but overall lack of suspense and tension really killed it for me.
(ARC received in exchange for a truthful review)