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A review by lilyrooke
The Waltz of Wolves: Part 1 by Esme Carmichael
5.0
Action-packed and heart-stoppingly tense, 'The Waltz of Wolves' is a prequel to The Connection Series and can be read at any point before or during the series. The story follows a teenage Campbell Anders and Harrison Dagger, the architects of the Dagger Rebellion, years before the uprising that we get hints of during 'The End of Everything'. While Campbell has a relatively small but vitally important role in 'The End of Everything', Harrison remains an elusive mystery. Here, they take centre stage, and have fast become two of my very favourite characters in the whole New World saga.
From the very first page, as we learn what fate has befallen Campbell, and why, I was gripped, and desperate to discover how Campbell and Harrison would make it out of the dangerous and vicious situation they found themselves in alive. The personalities of the two main characters clash and blend so well together, and the author does such a fantastic job of developing their growing friendship in a short space of time, such that it was completely believable that they would come to rely on one another to such a great extent. Each represents so much to the other, and I was rooting for them both the whole way through the story.
I love the harsh, unforgiving world Esme Carmichael has created, and Mason as usual does not disappoint in this regard. Campbell's father too, as the face of the Aristocracy, serves as a reminder of what Campbell was trying to leave behind, and adds a real sense of pathos while re-reading 'The End of Everything' and the following books in the series. I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys a thrilling action-adventure with leads to fall in love with and root for, and I can't wait for Part 2.
I received an ARC of 'The Waltz of Wolves' in return for an honest review.
From the very first page, as we learn what fate has befallen Campbell, and why, I was gripped, and desperate to discover how Campbell and Harrison would make it out of the dangerous and vicious situation they found themselves in alive. The personalities of the two main characters clash and blend so well together, and the author does such a fantastic job of developing their growing friendship in a short space of time, such that it was completely believable that they would come to rely on one another to such a great extent. Each represents so much to the other, and I was rooting for them both the whole way through the story.
I love the harsh, unforgiving world Esme Carmichael has created, and Mason as usual does not disappoint in this regard. Campbell's father too, as the face of the Aristocracy, serves as a reminder of what Campbell was trying to leave behind, and adds a real sense of pathos while re-reading 'The End of Everything' and the following books in the series. I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys a thrilling action-adventure with leads to fall in love with and root for, and I can't wait for Part 2.
I received an ARC of 'The Waltz of Wolves' in return for an honest review.