A touch of Power by Maria V. Snyder
Laying
hands upon the injured and dying, Avry of Kazan absorbs their wounds
and diseases into herself. But rather than being honoured for her
skills, she is hunted. Healers like Avry are accused of spreading the
plague that has decimated the Fifteen Realms, leaving the survivors
in a state of chaos.
Stressed and
tired from hiding, Avry is abducted by a band of rogues who,
shockingly, value her gift above the golden bounty offered for her
capture. Their leader, an enigmatic captor-protector with powers of
his own, is unequivocal in his demands: Avry must heal a
plague-stricken prince—leader of a campaign against her people. As
they traverse the daunting Nine Mountains, beset by mercenaries and
magical dangers, Avry must decide who is worth healing and what is
worth dying for. Because the price of peace may well be her life...
Let
me just begin by saying wow. This book was amazing and is possibly
one of my favourite of the year! Now lets get onto the review, I'll
try not to gush about it too much!
The
cover: I love the colours and
feel of this cover, its one of my favourite fantasy covers so far!
However the girl on the front has a different hair colour than the
main character in this book, but thats only a tiny flaw and the cover
is still beautiful so I’ll give it a thumbs up!
The
characters: Each of the
characters in this book were described perfectly, I could envisage
them in my mind so easily and they each had their own personalities
so they weren’t just clones of each other which made the book feel
more realistic, well as much as a fantasy book could be! Avry is a
very likeable main character and I quickly became attached to her,
but unlike many other books, I began to become attached to many of
the side characters too. On her journey, Avry travels with a group of
guys who are very loyal, humorous, strong but also have a soft side.
What’s not to like about these guys?! One of the other thing I
liked about this book was the villain of the story, he had an army of
reanimated humans which made him so awesome! (you know, in a villain
sort of way.)
The
setting: A touch of power is a
fantasy book so of course the setting is going to be good. It mainly
takes part in forests and caves which I love, but we do get to see
some royal palaces and small villages which makes it so much more
better! The way the setting was described made it so easy for me to
imagine in my mind which sucked me into the story straight away.
The
overall story: So you guys
already know that I love this book but the overall story is the main
reason why I loved it so much. This story doesn't centre around one
thing, there are lots of side stories to it as well that interlink
with each other, this made the book so action packed that I never
become bored with it. The romance part of the story was also well
written as it wasn’t part of the main story it was merely one of
the side stories, but it was woven so well into the book! It also
wasn't instant love which was refreshing, it felt real and you could
see the love flourish throughout the story. Although I didn't want
the book to end, the ending wrapped up the whole book nicely but also
left and opening for the second in the series which I cannot wait to
read!
If
you're a fan of fantasy, thinking of reading fantasy or haven’t
even thought about reading a fantasy book, pick up this book because
it was fantastic and I’m sure you will love it! A touch of power is
action packed, heartbreaking, suspenseful and beautifully written so
I will reward it with 5 out of 5 stars!
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