Wyvernhail by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes

THE KIESHA'RA SERIES BOOK 05
[LAST ONE IN THE KIESHA'RA]

Wyvernhail by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes

Delacorte Press

Published in 2007

ISBN 9780440240037

183 Pages

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Review/Rating:

1 out of 5



Hai has always been an outsider, and even in the Wynern's court, she is considered a mongrel. Few consider her an ally or a friend, and even the royal family refuses to acknowledge her bloodline since they know she can't control her dangerous magic. However when she starts having visions, they begin to overwhelm her. Though, are they the future or something that her presence awakens? When Oliza, Hai's cousin, abdicates the throne to Wyvern's Court because she wants to save it from the vision she saw, Hai sees its destruction. When Salem, heir to the serpiente throne, is poisoned, in order to prevent Oliza from coming back, Hai's followers and her plan to usurp the throne. However, as long as Oliza lives, the visions of the her child destroying everything can come true. Unable to kill Oliza, due to Nicias' loyalty towards her, Hai must find a way to awaken Salem --- even if that means her giving up something that is precious to her.

Another book review for The Kiesha'Ra series. Oh, yay, I'm finally finished with this series. \o/ Let's say, I don't really like the ending. :( Also, there are spoilers, so beware

Like most series, the third book is usually where it gets less interesting or turns toward something you won't really like. The same thing is kind of true for this series. With the ending of Wyvermhail, it gets a lot less interesting, and not to mention, you wonder why Hai is still in the book. True, the visions helped Oliza's decision, but without Hai there to interfere, then her followers wouldn't have tried killed Salem. Then, with Salem alive, she wouldn't have gotten the vision of Oliza's child still. *shakes head* *SIGHS*

Anyways, Wyvernhail, takes place only moments from the previous book, Falcondance. Now, instead of a likable character narrating, Hai is the one that narrates this story. Although she doesn't seem as cold as she did in the other books with her in them, it is still hard to actually like her or even accept that she had a real part in the series. The only part I think she was really need for is to help Oliza abdicate and waking up Salem, other than that, I view her as unnecessary to the series.

Another problem with the book is that her visions and the real life is muddled together, so you have to think about what is real and what is not. Also, the author depended on visions to tell the ending of the series, which I didn't really like. Why depend on visions, when they can change? I like the idea of visions of the future, but with Hai, I don't like it so much. She annoys me whenever she thinks to interfere, I know other books with visions, they interfere, but they, most of the time, interfere at a lower level. Hai, however, interferes at a much higher level in this book than she did in the others.

With that said, I didn't think that Wyvernhail as well written as the other books, and I really don't want to say, "Go read it." Though, if you want to know the ending, as crappy as it is, you have to read it. My advice is just read the last two chapters to avoid the annoying parts with Hai in them. The descriptions are a lot less, but the events are suspenseful and annoying. With this book, I miss Danica and Zane as the main characters, but the spark that it once had, died with this book. The first two books are worth reading, the last three books, err, they really aren't worth reading, especially this one.

Getting/buying all the books separately isn't really worth it, but if you really want all the books, get The Shapeshifters. That book has all of the Kiesha'Ra books, Hawksong, Snakecharm, Falcondance, Wolfcry, and Wyvernhail, and it's cheaper than getting all the books separately. This way, you don't feel guilty if you wasted your money. Buy it from these places The Shapeshifters Ebook // The Shapeshifters Paperback.

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Wolfcry by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes

THE KIESHA'RA SERIES BOOK 04

Wolfcry by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes
Delacorte Press
Published in 2006
ISBN 0385731957
198 Pages

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Review/Rating:

4 out of 5



Oliza Shardae Cobriana is the heir to two courts, the avians and serpiente. Although her parents merged the two courts together as Wyvern's Court and the war ended, the hatred is still noticeable in Wyvern's Court. However, when Urban, a serpiente dancer, expresses love to Oliza, the hatred and tension rises. Though when she finds Urban beaten up on the avian side of Wyvern's Court, she begins to wonder how she can lead her heritages, when no one really wants to stop their hatred? Before she can find the answer to that question, she is kidnapped by lion mercenaries, who take her into the wolves' territory. She meets Betia, a female wolf, and the Obsidian Guild, a group of white viper dancers, there, but will she be able to find out the answer to her question with them? And will Hai's and her predictions show her the choice she must choose in order to give peace to her people without leading to another war? Oliza must make a decision before it's too late, no matter how it will cause her pain later.

Another book review for The Kiesha'Ra series. I'm only one book away from finishing this series. I can't wait until I get rid of it since I'm not really starting to like the direction the series is going. :( Oh, there might be some spoilers, so watch out for them. :X

Like most series, the third book is usually where it gets less interesting or turns toward something you won't really like. For Wolfcry, it's gets a little more interesting than Falcondance, but it still turns into something that I didn't like. Don't get me wrong, I like plot twists, but only when it goes more toward the characters I like the most. Anyways, like Snakecharm, Wolfcry takes place after a couple of months from the previous book, Falcondance.

Like in the second book, Snakecharm and Falcondance, you learn more about how the avians, serpiente, and falcons came to be, and little bit more about the powers Oliza holds. Also, I like the information about the white vipers and the wolves. Though, I really, really don't like Hai. She seems more snobbish than the other falcons, and it looks like she will cause more trouble than she is really worth. Also, it seems that she wants the respect from Oliza, but doesn't really know how. Though, I can't blame Oliza for not trusting or liking Hai that much. When you throw in a new relative that you haven't even heard about, you are bound to have troubles, so I don't blame Oliza at all. Hai also annoys and confuses me like she does to Oliza. Anyways, I really think the author shouldn't have included her in the story line at all, but that's the author's call, not mine. :( Something else I like even more now, I like how the author addresses same-sex relationships into the book. It made it a little bit more interesting, and took away, kind of, the annoyance that Hai caused me. :) I like it when authors add in something that society hardly ever talks about. ;)

Despite the few short-comings, like Hai, Wolfcry was very well written, but I like the first book a lot more than the following books. The descriptions are a little bit less, but the events are suspenseful. Finding shapeshifter books, just on their own, are rare, so that makes this book even more wonderful. I miss Danica and Zane as the main characters, but I hope the original spark will come back. I still think it would have been better just to end it with the first book, and not this one. Though, with this books, at least a little bit of spark came back, but not much. I read the summary for the next book, and let's say, I don't really like how Hai and followers will mess things up.

Anyways, go ahead and read the book. Though, like I said before, there are same-sex relationships in this book and in maybe in the next one, too.

P.S. I know I said this, but I REALLY hate Hai. ^^

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Where the Wolves Read: Wolfcry by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes