A shower of splinters exterminates the people of the island of Turios. Only Bashinoir, badly wounded, his wife Lil and the Priestess Miril survive. They would like to give a worthy burial to their loved ones, but the corpses have disappeared. Their only hope of salvation lies in the magical protection of the Temple. But they must cope with dark threats. A shadow haunts their hearts, threatening to divide and destroy them; their bodies seem to be less consistent. The closeness between the two women contrasts with the isolation of Bashinoir.
In the realm of Isk, wizards and advisors must submit to the insatiable greed of sex and war as well as the power of King Beanor. The last of his young wives, however, does not want to surrender to the loss of love and freedom. Will games and tricks under the sheets be the key turning point of a millenarian war? - The Branches of Time summary on Goodreads
In the realm of Isk, wizards and advisors must submit to the insatiable greed of sex and war as well as the power of King Beanor. The last of his young wives, however, does not want to surrender to the loss of love and freedom. Will games and tricks under the sheets be the key turning point of a millenarian war? - The Branches of Time summary on Goodreads
I think this book had a really interesting storyline and cool concept, but that was all I really liked about it. The flow of the book was hard to follow, which made me re-read several passages before I could fully understand what the author was writing about . I was hoping to connect with some of the characters either from the island or the far away kingdom, but there was no character development so I couldn’t identify or really come to care about any of them. The only character I got to know, was the evil king. He was the only one I really learned anything about and it was mostly that he was a repugnant moron, who had a lot of really disturbing sex. The book jumped around a lot, and rushed through important story line, that would have endeared me more to the book.
The story was also free to interpretations, like if this island was in the middle of some strange galaxy (based on the cover) or on earth, what people looked like (It only really described the priestess, and Lil), and which POV you are in.
Lastly, it took forever for the storyline to really take off. After the first chapter when the black shards fall from the sky, nothing exciting happens until the very end.
I think this book had promise, and if there would have just been more ,description and explanation about the back story and the characters it would be a good book. I gave this book 2 keos because it had potential, but I only finished the novel because It was the first book I was asked to review for the site, and i wanted to see if it would get better. I wont be continuing on with the series.
Again this is just my opinion of the book I would always advise to try It out for yourself.
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