Unbound: Songs of Chaos Book Two by Michael R Miller ~Blog Tour

Publisher: Portal Books

Publication Date: 27th September 2021

Genre:Fantasy

Summary:

Sometimes the world needs a little chaos.

Holt and Ash saved the kingdom of Feorlen against all odds. Now they are outcasts, alone on an impossible quest to unite the Elder Dragons. But they are children playing in a game of Dragon Lords. Trapped between the riders, servants of Sovereign, and the scourge, even their luck cannot last forever. Their only hope is to advance their bond by any means necessary.

In Feorlen, Talia faces a world unaccepting of a rider queen. Her councilors will not heed her warnings of Sovereign. Foreign powers threaten war and bloodshed. Pleas sent to rider headquarters fall on deaf ears.

All the while, Sovereign regathers his strength in an ancient fortress. Enthralled cultists swell his ranks. Disillusioned riders flock to his cause.

And his unwilling servant Osric Agravain scours the land for dragon eggs. There are new types of magic to be discovered, and Sovereign intends to control them all.

Only the mysterious half-dragon Rake has a plan to stop Sovereign. To pull it off, he’s going to need a team.

Review:

Firstly thank you to Love Books Tours and Michael R Miller for having me on this tour and sending me a copy of the book to review.
Now i have to be honest i havent quite finished the book yet, perils of a young family i dont always get chance to dive into a book that i love. And i have loved every page of the book that ive manged to read so far, i love the releationship between Holt and Ash and just how much its developed! Ive loved learning about the different dragons and how they differ, the whole forging and cleansing is so interesting. How Holt is going about finding more about Ash's type of dragon is very methodical and clever, and i love that hes adding to his family cookbook. Im looking forward to more about how Talia juggles being a queen and a rider, i really hope she manages to keep being both and not ending up being forced to choose because i do love her and Pyra's releationship. I think all the rider/dragon relationships in this series are so well done and i'm hoping we get more as the series goes on.
As i said i havent quite finished the book, but i wanted to get my initial thoughts down here and i will be updating this review as soon as i finish because believe me i will have lots to say about it!

Krystina xx

 

Ascendant: Songs of Chaos Book One by Michael. R. Miller~Book Tour

 

Publisher: Portal Books

Publication Date: 26th January 2022

Genre: Fantasy

Summary:

Holt Cook was never meant to be a dragon rider. He has always served the Order Hall of the Crag dutifully, keeping their kitchen pots clean.

But then he discovers a dark secret: dragons do not tolerate weakness among their kin, killing the young they deem flawed. Moved by pity, Holt defies the Order, rescues a doomed egg and vows to protect the blind dragon within.

But the Scourge is rising. Undead hordes roam the land, spreading the blight and leaving destruction in their wake. The dragon riders are being slaughtered and betrayal lurks in the shadows.

Holt has one chance to survive. He must cultivate the mysterious power of his dragon's magical core. A unique energy which may tip the balance in the battles to come, and prove to the world that a servant is worthy after all.

Review:
First off thank you to Love Books Tours and Michael. R Miller for having me on this tour and sending me a copy of the book. In fact, I have the first two books in this trilogy for two separate tour dates so this is just the first time you'll here about this series this month! Now any of my book club ladies will tell you that I love a fantasy book so I  went into this book with high hopes and excited by the prospect of reading about dragons ( one of the coolest and most varied of fantasy creatures I feel), I wasn't let down let me tell you.

I absolutely loved the variety of dragons in this book and the amount of dragon lore you learn as you go along makes my fantasy nerd self practically sing(I love a fantasy book where the author has taken time to write lore for the world they've created). The interactions the dragons have with each other are fantastic, it had some real laugh-out-loud moments. I really loved Brode and how different he was from the other riders, and how we gradually learnt more about him and his dragon.
Watching how Ash and Holt's relationship/ friendship grows and changes as they adapt to their circumstances and how they learn to work together is brilliantly written and I can't wait to see how it grows further in the coming books.
I think I've managed to talk about how much I've loved reading this without giving away spoilers (I just really want you all to read it and come chat about it in the comments lol) and I did love reading it, I can't wait to start book 2 (review day for that is the 21st ;D ) because this is a series I'm most defiantly invested in.

Krystina xx